Things That Make Us Smart
Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine
Contributors
By Don Norman
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- Apr 21, 1994
- Page Count
- 304 pages
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780201626957
An examination of the complex interaction between the human mind and the machines we think with, from the legendary author of The Design of Everyday Things
“Hilarious and harrowing.”—New York Times
Humans have always worked with objects to extend our cognitive powers, from counting on our fingers to designing massive supercomputers. But advanced technology does more than merely assist with thought and memory—the machines we create begin to shape how we think and, at times, even what we value. Norman, in exploring this complex relationship between humans and machines, gives us the first steps towards demanding a person-centered redesign of the machines that surround our lives.
“Hilarious and harrowing.”—New York Times
Humans have always worked with objects to extend our cognitive powers, from counting on our fingers to designing massive supercomputers. But advanced technology does more than merely assist with thought and memory—the machines we create begin to shape how we think and, at times, even what we value. Norman, in exploring this complex relationship between humans and machines, gives us the first steps towards demanding a person-centered redesign of the machines that surround our lives.
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“Hilarious and harrowing.”New York Times
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“Norman knows what he’s talking about. And Things Make Us Smart offers some gratifying low blows at technology and some hope that things could get better.”San Diego Union Tribune
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“This book gives us the first, most important weapon citizens are going to need in the long battle ahead to reclaim control of the world from our technologies—an understanding of how humans and technologies interact at the cognitive level.”Howard Rheingold, author of The Virtual Community
