Epoch of 411 and Beyond
The Information Renaissance is now. It began in the 20th century and continues today. Similar to the European Renaissance, enlightenment today leads the way to new ways of thinking. This new thinking leads the way to new technology and subsequently an increase in information.
Over the last century, particularly the last 50 years, the advancement and rise of technology has been explosive. We’ve come from using horse-drawn carriages to visit out neighbors and postal couriers who delivered the mail by hand to internal combustion engines that power our vehicles and multiple computer applications that allow split second collaboration.
Nearly all of the technological advancements over the past decades have increased our exchange of information exponentially. 10, 20, 30 fold? Who knows? It may be immeasurable. The fact remains that now, today, is the time of the Information Renaissance.
We, as graduate students in the Center for Information and Communication Sciences, are at the precipice of tomorrow’s information technologies. We are the men and women who are taking on new ways of thinking today to affect change in the world tomorrow.
Enjoy your time here, take advantage of every opportunity you’re privy to, and build up your camaraderie among fellow candidates. Know this, we are the ones responsible for continuing this amazing age of information exchange and advancement. We are responsible for creating new ways of thinking about information. Does this scare you? It shouldn’t. This is an amazing opportunity to make our mark in the shaping of tomorrow’s world.
The Information Renaissance is now. We are the privileged few. Take solace in that fact.