Tag: technology
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Release Notes: v1.1, Major Methodology Update
Date: February 2026 Subject: Transitioning from an operational framework to an STS-aligned model of commensurability. The Conversion Index (TCI) was initially designed with a highly structured, quantitative, and operational taxonomy. Drawing heavily from computational physics and engineering, the v1.0 methodology treated knowledge transfer as a mechanical process with measurable “loss.” Following extensive review and feedback from faculty…
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CI-1999-MCO: The Mars Climate Orbiter
Note: this is an archival case backdated to its creation. Upon the update of the methodology the case is undergoing active updates. Date: Jan 22, 2026 By: Jiarui Liu Category: Category I: Commensurable Mismatch (Intra-Paradigm) Tags: Aerospace Engineering, Software Interface, Metrology, Silent Translation Failure Case ID: CI-1999-MCO Abstract & Summary On September 23, 1999, NASA lost the $327.6 million Mars…
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Case CI-MET-ASTOR: The Astor Court Visitor Guide
Date: Jan 2, 2026 By: Jiarui LiuCategory: Category II: Cross-Paradigm Gap Tags: Cultural Transmission, Institutional Pedagogy, Translational Friction, Epistemological Gaps Case ID: CI-MET-ASTOR Abstract & Summary The conceptual translation of an integrated Chinese literati garden epistemology into a Western museum educational framework resulted in severe translational friction. A process-based worldview built on relational synthesis was reduced to a static checklist of symbolic parts,…
