From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
- Written by Jemimah Widdicombe, Research Associate, Museums Victoria, Museums Victoria Research Institute
The first attempt to lay submarine telegraph cable between Britain and France. Universal History Archive/GettyWhen we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don’t think about how these technologies came to be. We take it for granted we can instantly communicate. We only notice the importance and reach of these systems when...




