Tracking Momentum and Conviction
This tracker compares how emerging technologies are discussed in public media with how they’re regarded by practitioners and experts. Each chart reveals a different facet of that relationship — how hype and conviction rise, fall, and occasionally align.
How to read the Trajectory chart
Measures the buzz in media coverage — how often and how positively technologies appear in the public conversation.
Reflects expert sentiment — how confidently and positively practitioners discuss those same technologies.
Each technology shows three bubbles for the past three months. The newest bubble is the largest. The sequence traces its short-term path: are public perceptions racing ahead, or are experts building quiet confidence first?
How to read the Discovery charts
Discovery tracks the rise and fall of discussion themes across sources. It highlights early signals of momentum or fatigue long before they’re visible in the trajectory view.