Tools for thought: science, design, art, craftsmanship? | Andy Matuschak
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Hi! I’m a software engineer, designer, and researcher. I work on technologies that expand what people can think and do. more…
Part of “Letters from the Lab”, a series of informal essays on my research written for patrons . Originally published December 2 0 2 1 ; made publicly available April 2 0 2 2 . You can also listen to this essay ( 1 6 minutes) . It is the destiny of computers to become interactive intellectual amplifiers for all people pervasively networked worldwide. — J.C.R. Licklider If you want to help make good on this destiny—to invent human-computer interfaces which radically expand human cognition and creativity—then what do you actually need to do? How does progress happen? Moreover, how can we make co
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