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How to build an information time machine

Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1,000 years.

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Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1,000 years.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCaFoscariU, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

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Frederic Kaplan

Digital humanities researcher

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Frederic Kaplan seeks to digitize vast archives of historical information to make maps that move -- through time.

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