The second edition of my first book Glut, this revised and expanded version continues the to explore the deep history of the information age. Today’s “information explosion” may seem like a modern phenomenon, but we are not the first generation―or even the first species―to wrestle with the problem of information overload. Long before the advent of [...]
My recently completed dissertation at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design explores the barriers that UX practitioners face in trying to incorporate long-term perspectives into their work. Drawing on more than 100 interviews and workshops with working practitioners, this research explores how UX practitioners might incorporate new methods drawn from the fields of alternative [...]
In 1532, a charismatic inventor named Giulio Camillo promised a technological breakthrough: a device that would unlock the wisdom of the ages and make it available to the average person.
He raised money, impressed the cognoscenti, and dazzled the crowds – and failed to deliver a working product. Sound familiar?
I’m launching a new Substack newsletter, exploring the deep history of the digital age: the forgotten people, inventions, and ideas that continue to shape how we think and communicate.
This week I shared a few remarks at Belgium’s KIKK Festival on new directions in AI-enabled historical research, alongside CUNY’s Peter Aigner. Here’s a rough sketch of my talk.
UX practice stands at a crossroads, as practitioners increasingly struggle with the escalating pressures of industrial capitalism. How might we envision alternative futures for more a post-capitalist version of UX practice?
In an increasingly metrics-driven business climate, UX practitioners face escalating pressures to deliver small-scale results. Is there a better way?