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Jesus, Computers and Communication

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Norm Friesen

Many important characteristics and tensions in computational and other conceptions of communication find remarkable resonance in the words of the Jewish carpenter from Galilee. For example, Claude Shannon, the inventor of information theory and a proponent of digital computation (i.e. … Continue reading →

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Marshall McLuhan's Education of the Senses: Slideshare & Paper

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Norm Friesen

[slideshare id=2193935&doc=mcluhan-senses-091011185905-phpapp01] McLuhan & the Education of the Senses View more presentations from Norm Friesen. Check out this slideshare for a presentation I recently gave at the annual conference of the German Society for Media Studies. You can also download … Continue reading →

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