How fast can a communication be made in Britain
The human species is dependant upon communication to survive.
In a world changing to allow for depleting energy, resources and environment how will the future of communications develop up to 2050.
This is an ongoing analysis of the time taken for decisions to be made in terms of type of communication, the people involved and the duration from inception to completion.
The analysis is based on communications in Britain and takes the form of a table to assist comparison.
Type of Communication
People involved
Duration
Stimuli response
Individual
200 milliseconds
Source: Neuronal Processing How Fast Is The Speed Of Thought ? Martin J. Tovee Current Biology 1994, Vol 4 No 12
Telephone comment
Whole population
340.29 metres/second at 10mm/ 342.9 milliseconds
Email / Internet comment
Whole population
30 milliseconds
transmission time 200 - 400 milliseconds comment
Source: BBC Radio 4 Techno Odessey 31 July 2013 the internet
Television comment
Individual
400 to 500 milliseconds
Pattern recognition
Individual
400 to 500 milliseconds
Source: Neuronal Processing How Fast Is The Speed Of Thought ? Martin J. Tovee Current Biology 1994, Vol 4 No 12
Conversation
Family
1 minute at 180 words per minute rate
Source: Speed of Speech and Persuasion: Evidence for Multiple Effects Stephen M. Smith North Georgia College David R. Shaffer
University of Georgia Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin October 1995 vol. 21 no. 10 1051-1060
Local Authority call in area
Group local authority
30 minutes
Informal Debate
Group
45 minutes
Formal Debate
Group
opening debate and vote
45 minutes plus 7 minutes speech plus 2 minutes closing speech, final vote. Total approx.1 hour
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
Post
First class
Whole population
1 day
Second class
Whole population
2 to 3 days
Source: http://www.postoffice.co.uk/first-second-class-parcels
Court Hearing
Group state
6 months from date of offence for police records
Plus a day in for court proceeding
If adjourned then up to 1 year
Plus a day in for court proceeding
Offence
Group state
6 months from date of offence for police records
Plus a day in for court proceeding.
Crown Court
Group state
6 months from date of offence for police records
13 weeks between offence and charges being brought.
5 weeks between charges and first hearing.
4 weeks between first hearing and outcome.
Source: http://open.justice.gov.uk/courts/criminal-cases/
Unitary Development Plans
Group local authority
5 year intervals
Planning Application
Group local authority
1 year from need to design idea, through finance, consultancy to application being placed then 8 to 13 weeks for a decision.
Source: for planning decision time http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/faq/faqapplydecision
Building Control Application
Group local authority
1 year from need to design idea, through finance, consultancy to application being placed then 5 to 8 weeks for a decision.
Source: for building control application time http://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/faqs/faq.htm?mode=20&pk_faq=535
Private House Building
Groups local authority
2 to 5 years
Central Government
Group Government
Manifesto, Green Paper, White Paper, 1st Reading, 2nd Reading, Committee stage, Report Stage, 3rd Reading, Passed to Lords, 1st Reading, 2nd Reading, Committee stage, Report Stage, 3rd Reading, Royal Assent, Enactment
Group Government
Within the 5 years of the Parliament
Changes to Government
Group Whole population
5 year intervals
17-25 days duration of Election.
15 hours polling time
Source: http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/general/general-election-timetable-2015/
Nuclear Power Stations
Groups International and Government and Whole population
5 - 10 years to be operational.
New airports
Groups International and Government and Whole population
43 years to date for the Thames Estuary Airport
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Estuary_Airport
Conclusion
The analysis indicates a range of speed for communications.
It indicates that human communication response times have remained stagnant.
It indicates an ongoing increase in technological transmission and reception speeds.
It indicates that the predominant communication use for the administration of our society.
It indicates that the technological changes to communications only improve the speed, range and complexity of information output and reception.
It indicates that no matter how fast the technological communication system humans will resort to the speed of their own neural processing to reach a decision.
This last point clarifies the future of communications in Britain.
There will be a depletion of energy, resources and environment.
This will result in a drop in the speed, range and complexity of information of each communication. The actual communication and decision making process will remain and return to slower, less complex, levels related to human communication response times.
Ian K Whittaker
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