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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social

Making progress…

Contents Introduction: The Counts We Keep с. 65,000 ВСЕ Part I: Origins From memory to inscription, data binds human lives to power 1. The First Accountants, c. 9,000-1700 ВСЕ 2. Shapers of Form, c. 1800-100 BCE 3. The Architects of Action, c. 350 BCE-400 4. Arbiters of Everything, c. 300-1400 CE Part II: Orders From empires to statistics, data fixes people into hierarchies of rule 5. The World-Takers, c. 1324-1701 CE 6. Masters of Measure, c. 1650-1835 CE 7. Subjects of Calculation, c. 1760-1907 CE Part III: The Reign of Data From machines to algorithms, data governs life at scale 8. Midwives to a Machine, c. 1880-1950 CE 9. Prophets of Prediction, c. 1944-2002 CE 10. Sovereigns of Code, c. 2001-2026 CE Conclusion: The Futures in Our Hands, c. 2126
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Nunufyor B. Swachs @flavorfree.bsky.social

cool

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social

This looks amazing. Wow. Love the section and chapter titles, too. 👍

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social

Thank you! Having parts and little mini-descriptions was a last week invention but I think it lets me keep the people focused ch titles while still letting someone, at a glance, see the shape of the book.

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