Ink & Time: Analog Intelligence

Why Ink. Why Time.

Books are a transmission of thought, from one mind to another. Ideas contained in their pages transcend time and space.

Ink is the medium through which ideas have been transmitted and preserved for centuries. It’s easy to forget the digital world is barely 30 years old. Analog knowledge is a treasure waiting to be discovered and put to use.

Why Now.

Time is compressed by the infinite scroll and AI immediacy. We’ve lost the art of imagining the future, forgotten inspiration from the past.

Today, your life can be transformed by ideas from another era - maybe the inspiration for a start-up or the seed of your next work of art.

Ink & Time was conceived with the aim of uncovering forgotten literary treasures, mining their wisdom, and packaging it for your discovery.

The books we profile cover technology, geopolitics, socioeconomics and philosophy. They are selected based on the quality of ideas, relevance to today, and enduring legacy. We’d love to hear your recommendations too!

You’ll love Ink & Time if you’re one or more of these:

• The Intellectually curious, interested in discovering overlooked literary treasures

• The Pragmatist, eager for fresh perspectives on contemporary issues

• The Skeptic, and even the conspiratorial, seeking to understand the historical roots of modern society & our ways of thinking

• The Historian with special interest in the transformational period between the mid 19th and mid 20th centuries

• The Book Collector, who loves a good book backstory and understanding the forces that shaped an author’s ideas

• The Professional, in fields undergoing rapid transformation - technology, media, industry, etc - who knows a wider view helps you make better decisions in a rapidly changing world.

Platform for intellectual discovery and practical wisdom

We hope you will find inspiration in the books profiled and in the stories of the authors and the times when they lived.

We invite you to comment and provide additional links and resources if you are familiar with the works being explored.

Ink & Time is intended to be a platform for knowledge, interpretation, intellectual provocation and community discussion.

Consider each installment as a hub not just for the particular work profiled but an unpacking of related issues and relevance for life in 2025, and beyond.

Final Request: Read the Books

Read about the books. Get inspired by the history, the parallels and the prophecies.

But above all, read the books.

We need to reinvent the art of reading in an age of digital distractions.

Ink & Time is a movement to do just that. Thank you for joining us.