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A Stirring Vision for Human Progress Beyond the Touchscreen | WIRED

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MOST FORWARD-LOOKING DESIGNERS think about what might happen in the next five years. Bret Victor is more concerned about the next 500. In a pair of recent talks, he laid out an inspiring vision for that not-so-near future, making the case for why we should endeavor to find the tools that exist beyond today's screens. Victor has made a career of prototyping what comes next. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Human Interface Inventor at Apple, where he was one of the first people in the worldto tinker with an iPad. He weighed in on the Apple Watch and products yet to be speculated on. After that, he immersed himself in research, surfacing occasionally to show off an intriguing prototype or to deliver a stirring talk. His latest is a doozy. Over the course of 56 softly spoken minutes, Victor makes a compelling case for why today's tools are deficient and how human progress could depend on us building better ones in the future. TRENDING NOW Bon Appétit's Brad & Chris Answer Thanksgiving Quest

Most forward-looking designers think about what might happen in the next five years. Bret Victor is more concerned about the next 500. In a pair of recent talks, he laid out an inspiring vision for that not-so-near future, making the case for why we should endeavor to find the tools that exist beyond today's screens. Victor has made a career of prototyping what comes next. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Human Interface Inventor at Apple, where he was one of the first people in the worldto tinker with an iPad. He weighed in on the Apple Watch and products yet to be speculated on. After…

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