In the spotlight: History of the Future

Current media developments are exactly that: developments, with their roots in the past and driven by visions of the future. Media seems at a certain moment familiar and natural, but it is in fact covering up the way history shaped it, why for instance we say 'Hello' over the telephone (and not 'Ahoy' as Alexander Graham Bell wanted people to say) or why there is even a dial tone when we pick up a phone.…

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