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“We can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world or our technology, but as a part of them, integrated, codependent, and entangled.” Danny Hillis on what’s next, now that The Enlightenment is dead.
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“However it plays out from here, one thing is likely: those who embrace the long-term view – by starting with their impact on the world and society, and embracing the systemic complexity of the world – will emerge as winners.” Fjord’s Trends 2020 report.
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“Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated.” Guido van Rossum on how Python makes thinking in code easier.
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Surreptitiously gathering data about citizens and residents to better persuade us is about the most pernicious thing we can do to a free society. Yet here we are.
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From Google Design: How YouTube product teams innovate through “visioning.”
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Carol Smith’s framework for designing ethical AI experiences.