Between the Net and Reality - The Digital Shift of Intelligence and the Future of the Internet Society (Global Focus on Knowledge)
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Human Language and Machine Language
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#3 Language, Information, Knowledge
Language is the basis for human beings’ conscious thinking and the communication of information. Language is indispensable for rational and logical human thought, and without language, a great part of human intellectual activity, as manifested in culture, civilization, and science, would not exist. On the other hand, because of its ambiguity and diversity, language can also become an obstacle to …
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#4 Language and the Structuring of Web Space
Language is the basis for human beings’ conscious thinking and the communication of information. Language is indispensable for rational and logical human thought, and without language, a great part of human intellectual activity, as manifested in culture, civilization, and science, would not exist. On the other hand, because of its ambiguity and diversity, language can also become an obstacle to …
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Computers and Virtual Reality
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#5 The Real and the Virtual: The Evolution of the Computer and the Creation of the World of Virtual Reality
Computer technology has made huge progress. Simulation technology, which is most commonly seen in virtual reality (VR) technology, creates two- and three-dimensional virtual worlds, allowing us to live in a world of parallel reality. The VR world is already familiar to us through TV games and so on, but it actually has a more serious existence. In this lecture, after outlining the development of …
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#6 Humans and Machines: Human Beings in the Era of Digitalization
Computer technology has made huge progress. Simulation technology, which is most commonly seen in virtual reality (VR) technology, creates two- and three-dimensional virtual worlds, allowing us to live in a world of parallel reality. The VR world is already familiar to us through TV games and so on, but it actually has a more serious existence. In this lecture, after outlining the development of …
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Archives, Museums, Libraries, and the Computer
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#7 The Computer Supporting the Study of History
These lectures will look at how archives, museums, and libraries – humankind’s hubs for communicating and utilizing culture – are changing in the information age society. In “The Computer Supporting the Study of History,” Dr. Yokoyama will speak about how the computer is being utilized in historical research and the investigation of historical materials not just as a machine for calcu…
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#8 Museums and the Computer
These lectures will look at how archives, museums, and libraries – humankind’s hubs for communicating and utilizing culture – are changing in the information age society. In “The Computer Supporting the Study of History,” Dr. Yokoyama will speak about how the computer is being utilized in historical research and the investigation of historical materials not just as a machine for calcu…
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#9 Dream of Possessing the World’s Knowledge ― From the Library of Alexandria to Google
These lectures will look at how archives, museums, and libraries – humankind’s hubs for communicating and utilizing culture – are changing in the information age society. In “The Computer Supporting the Study of History,” Dr. Yokoyama will speak about how the computer is being utilized in historical research and the investigation of historical materials not just as a machine for calcu…
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Net Users' Psychology and Behavior
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#10 The Internet and the Cannibalism of the Media
The emergence of the Internet has greatly changed the information media environment and our own daily lifestyles. How has the rise of the Internet impacted television and newspapers? How have Japanese people changed the way they get information during the past ten years? Moreover, how has the emergence of the Internet changed the mentality of Japanese people, especially young people? Dr. Hashimot…
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#11 Changing Media Environment and the Mentality of Japanese Youth
The emergence of the Internet has greatly changed the information media environment and our own daily lifestyles. How has the rise of the Internet impacted television and newspapers? How have Japanese people changed the way they get information during the past ten years? Moreover, how has the emergence of the Internet changed the mentality of Japanese people, especially young people? Dr. Hashimot…
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The Internet Society and the Law
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#12 The Internet Society and the Law (1)
In these two lectures on the legal system’s involvement in the distribution and use of information, the speakers will pick up actual cases to examine issues and topics ranging from Constitutional principles regarding freedom of speech and secrecy of communication to an overview of and recent changes in broadcasting and communications systems and the latest legal questions concerning the Internet.
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#13 The Internet Society and the Law (2)
In these two lectures on the legal system’s involvement in the distribution and use of information, the speakers will pick up actual cases to examine issues and topics ranging from Constitutional principles regarding freedom of speech and secrecy of communication to an overview of and recent changes in broadcasting and communications systems and the latest legal questions concerning the Internet.
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