- Mar 2018
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Dr. James Conca is an expert on energy, nuclear and dirty bombs, a planetary geologist, and a professional speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jimconca and see his book at Amazon.com
This is an example of the gestural mode to communication. The article provides the doctor twitter and published books at amazon for people to interact with him. It provides the opportunity for the readers to connect and understand Conca beliefs/points of view and his ideals from his books and postings on Twitter.
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Besides, we’ve already determined the effects of drilling into nuclear waste packages by accident, and the effects are small. The calculations, experiments, modeling and other effort to get WIPP licensed and permitted had to show that simple cuttings and cavings from drilling into nuclear waste in such an apocalyptic future caused minor effects and insignificant radiation exposures at the surface and to groundwater.
This shows the reader that even with all the facts, charts, images and information, we should just accept it and not do a thing because of the benefits, money grabbing opportunities, and minor effects of our actions. How do we solve this problem?
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Recently, the Permian Basin has become the leading producer of both oil and gas (see figure) in America. At 1.6 million barrels of oil per day, the Permian exceeds even the Bakken Formation in North Dakota, and the Eagle Ford play in South Texas (NMW). The use of horizontal drilling and fracking is so efficient that the industry expects to extract over a million barrels of oil per day by 2020, just in New Mexico.
The graph they provide fit into the 3 modes linguistic, visual mode, and the spatial. It's color coded with visual, has words and titles telling us what is going on , the color lines are position that tells us which country drills the most barrel of oil. By displaying this chart , it lets the reader know the upcoming dangers to the future and are exposed what is happening to the world. The reader can correct themselves if they gotten the incorrect information from the tv or radio.
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What if future humans decide that they want to dig it up to make nuclear weapons and we’ve conveniently told them where it is? I’ve seen present day hunters pass a radioactive barrier just because the hunting was better on the other side. They were not impressed by a radioactive sign, and they know what it means. You really can’t make humans not do something they shouldn’t do, not in the present and certainly not in the distant future.
There a conflict that even a person have a clear understanding of the illustration of that mode , we cannot control there actions. Is there a way to solve this crisis? For example: there are signs in the air port don't bring weapons or you will be arrested. Even through the messages in the airport are clear, we still see the tragic news about what is happening to the airport.
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No culture has ever tried, self-consciously and scientifically, to design a symbol that would last 10,000 years and still be intelligible," said David B. Givens, an anthropologist who helps plan nuclear-site warnings (LATimes). "And even if we succeed, would the message be believed?"
We are not fortune tellers and predict how the future is going to be. How are we supposed to understand what is going to happen in the next 10,000 years. Also the multimodal modes can change to the point that the generation from the next 10,000 years might not understand our current modes that were are using.
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In Europe, there is a strong current of thinking that future sites of waste repositories should somehow be integrated into human society so that the warnings are transmitted from generation to generation, sort of Keepers of the Sacred Fire. Instead of creating facilities that are totally cut off from society, disposal facilities could be made part of the fabric of the community, integrating its existence safely into the future.
Conca has gave a clear representation of a spatial mode and how it would help the future. This will change the way how on the web will impact on the generation because that data will remain their forever similar to social media. This will have a positive effect on the community because this idea can be passed down generation to generation if it successful. In addition, the information is easy to access since with the rise of the technology age.
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There are 4 four requirements that must be met to successfully send a message to the future: • message must survive (durable) • message must be found (in plain sight) • message must be understood (build in a Rosetta stone) • message must be believed (so the message must be comprehensive enough for it to be judged as true)
Conca show us the requirements that are able to communicate. Some of the points are similar to the multi modal modes mention in the article. For example: the message must be found (in plain sight) This relates to the Visual mode.
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Simply installing a red-lettered sign warning our descendants to steer clear of a deep chamber will not be enough. To those in the future, it might be taken as meaning: "Hey! Dig here! Treasure below!"
Conca is providing a example of how visual mode can be described with two different meanings.It provides a colored symbol to inform the people also the size of the sign contribute of catching the reader attention. In addition, the interpretation of one's view can be view differently such as being a danger sign or "dig here". This explains why sometime need more modes to get a clear understanding so the reader won't get confused.
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Languages evolve fast - the English of the 11th century bears scant resemblance to the English of the 21st - and places of human settlement also come and go, shaped by war, climate change and other forces. Words not only change, they also die out.
Conca is referring to that we must use other modes to get a clear understanding of what we are trying to communicate. Conca address the weakness of just using linguistic mode to discern meaning because of it's constant change of language and it can die out
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How will "STAY OUT!" be written 5,000 years from now? When we’ve had some kind of apocalypse, all society is gone, no one remembers America even existed, let alone how to read English. But we’re still drilling for oil.
This refers to the Linguistic mode providing a strong statement to communicate with the community. Conca starting with a strong delivery to the let the reader what are they getting into but without other context or evidence how does one interpret this message. The reader might be confused since Stay out phrase can have multiple meanings
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Languages evolve fast - the English of the 11th century bears scant resemblance to the English of the 21st - and places of human settlement also come and go, shaped by war, climate change and other forces. Words not only change, they also die out. Today's dead languages include those that, in their halcyon days, belonged to the world's most advanced civilizations. It took decades to unlock the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs only a few thousand years old, and Mayan symbols of even more recent vintage remain a mystery to this day.
Conca is trying to reach a bigger demographic in this case, instead of identifying with just english user he gives an historical point to the mysteries and challenges that lie with every language. Not just for english users in the states but for the sake of every person in world communication and manner in which is presented is important to preserve.
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Dr. James Conca is an expert on energy, nuclear and dirty bombs, a planetary geologist, and a professional speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jimconca and see his book at Amazon.com
This is a more gestural mode of communication, it provides a more interactive form of communication. It provides the authors social media and a link to his published book. It provides a bio and a more detailed insight to who Dr.Conca is and what his mindset towards the subject is. It helps the reader better understand the authors point of view and purpose.
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There are 4 four requirements that must be met to successfully send a message to the future: • message must survive (durable) • message must be found (in plain sight) • message must be understood (build in a Rosetta stone) • message must be believed (so the message must be comprehensive enough for it to be judged as true)
Conca is showing that all forms of multimodal communication must be used to get the maximum effect for the maximum amount of time. The better organized it is for the reader to understand the message.
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Oil&Gas production in the Permian Basin (that hosts the WIPP deep geologic nuclear waste repository) compared to production in the next largest fields.
The data charge can further help readers understand the situation. By presenting data with visual aid readers can now see the changes that are happening rather than just try to think about them by reading it. Also it creates a better point of argument and persuasive tone by using data charts such as these.
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These will be supported by "information in multiple languages in multiple media" to try to convey the potential danger
Again showing the importance of linguistic modes of communication by presenting multiple languages on information it allows for a more significant chance that it will be understood by a larger demographic.
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In Europe, there is a strong current of thinking that future sites of waste repositories should somehow be integrated into human society so that the warnings are transmitted from generation to generation, sort of Keepers of the Sacred Fire. Instead of creating facilities that are totally cut off from society, disposal facilities could be made part of the fabric of the community, integrating its existence safely into the future.
In this section Conca is suggesting a almost cultural vibe of safety to pass from generation to generation. It's similar to traditional practices passed down to from generation to generation like cow-tow or meditation. This idea is leaning more towards a spatial modal representation of message. By creating a more closer proximity between people and the ideas of safety it will allow for a more universal sign that will last for generations.
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The search for how to utter a crucial message through time involves many scholarly disciplines, including semiotics (the study of signs), linguistics, history and anthropology. This last one is tricky. King Tut got it really wrong - both tomb raiders and archeologists didn’t believe his warnings of death. The fourth point means the message we send to the future must include a great deal of information - much, much more than can be written on a granite monument.
Showing signs of danger that are only prevalent in our time will not work. Conca is suggesting something further than what can written or what can be shown. The message has to present some aura around it to make it more intimidating when giving off cautions. This Aural mode of thinking can come from take elements from both visual and linguistic modes to create a more emphasis to the message someone is trying to portray.
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Many people think we need to put scary signs, warning humans of nuclear waste buried in the ground, in the distant future after we’ve had some kind of apocalypse
Using a more visual presentation may be more efficient, if we are talking about thousands of years into the future. The use of the visual modal context of the photo shows a universally negative image, even if a person doesn't know the context of the photo, the dark colored imagery and overall negative vibe of the photo shows to anyone what is up ahead is not good.
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How will "STAY OUT!" be written 5,000 years from now? When we’ve had some kind of apocalypse, all society is gone, no one remembers America even existed, let alone how to read English. But we’re still drilling for oil.
Conca brings a very interesting point to the matter, from the context of the article the reader knows that it's referring to the nuclear danger zones that people should not enter and have clear markings warning them. But Conca suggest that how will people understand the phrase and how will they interpret it? "STAY OUT!" can mean several things it could be someone's land or secured property by the government. Without the context of linguistic modal text ideas and message can be understood in a risky way.
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