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Thinking in maps: from the Lascaux caves to knowledge graphs
les cartes en sont venues à être utilisées non seulement pour représenter d’immenses régions de la Terre ou du ciel, mais aussi pour exprimer des idées – plan de bataille, analyse de la propagation d’une épidémie, prévisions démographiques. « Le processus intellectuel par lequel le vécu dans l’espace est transformé en abstraction de l’espace
Nicholas Carr • Internet rend-il bête ? (French Edition)
In just the same way as new technologies extend the possibilities of vaulting and singing, so they can influence thinking and imagining. The invention of writing and drawing enabled people to hold their thoughts steady, in an externalized draft, and reflect upon them, and that changed the way they thought – and we think. It also allowed a different
... See moreBill Lucas • New Kinds of Smart
The effect upon the study of mapmaking was decisive. Instead of analysing the subjective and aesthetic elements of map design, Robinson’s map communication model demanded a new account of the functional and cognitive aspects of maps. The result was an examination of mapping as a process, explaining how mapmakers collected, stored and communicated g... See more