Bits of Time

Bits of Time: Thinking Temporally in a Digital World, Volume 1, examines how the digital age alters the human understanding of time. Nigel Raab explores the evolution of temporal thought by connecting modern digital timekeeping to historical scientific and social practices. This work of history and philosophy analyzes the shift from Galileo's theories to the fragmented rhythms of current technology, showing how timestamps and archives reflect a drive to preserve the present.

Integrating concepts from science and math, the book references Einstein's relativity and the Annales School to explain how digital temporality transforms humanist ideas. Raab challenges spatial frameworks within the technology and social aspects of the digital humanities to place time back at the center of critical inquiry. This study reveals how the discrete and flexible nature of digital time reshapes both global records and cognitive processes.