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Older than the systems
Clay, wax, paper, a digital key: the materials changed, the idea didn't. Model it once, and hold every system up to that.
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What's in a word: how minds and words make the first data model
Four offices give four answers to one question: how many credentials did we award? To see why, the film goes back before writing, and before words.
Builds on The Inner Life of Data · The sketch, and A Sharper Sketch
Watch the film
Press Play, or pick a chapter. Turn on Pause and think to stop for one question at the end of chapters.
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Where next?
You've seen why four offices gave four numbers. Now try it yourself.
Think it through
The four Pause and think questions, for a class or a team. Open one to see the answer.
In the series: From words to data
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