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Invisible and essential, scanning through the history and impact of barcodes
Manage episode 435410676 series 1093146
Barcodes are everywhere, and they helped to shape the world we live in.
This hour, a look at the history and impact of barcodes.
Plus, the rise of QR code menus and tickets and what we might gain and lose as we move away from physical objects to digital ones.
GUESTS:
- Jordan Frith: Pearce Professor of Professional Communications at Clemson University and the author of Barcode
- Bailey Sincox: Perkins-Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow in the Princeton Society of Fellows, where she teaches and writes about early modern English literature
- Sean Willard: Menu engineer with Menu Engineers
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired February 22, 2024.
Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Manage episode 435410676 series 1093146
Barcodes are everywhere, and they helped to shape the world we live in.
This hour, a look at the history and impact of barcodes.
Plus, the rise of QR code menus and tickets and what we might gain and lose as we move away from physical objects to digital ones.
GUESTS:
- Jordan Frith: Pearce Professor of Professional Communications at Clemson University and the author of Barcode
- Bailey Sincox: Perkins-Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow in the Princeton Society of Fellows, where she teaches and writes about early modern English literature
- Sean Willard: Menu engineer with Menu Engineers
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired February 22, 2024.
Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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