Palaces in the Cloud
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.... Read more →
Writing
Books
Selected Articles
Over the years I have written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Salon.com, Wilson Quarterly, the ACM, and assorted sketchy websites (like this one). These days I do most of my writing over on Substack. For a full bibliography, see my CV.
Welcome to the Lost Signal
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. Read more →
The Secret History of Data
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. Read more →
Eudaimonia
What makes work meaningful, or meaningless? Exploring pathways for UX practitioners to evolve their practices towards more fulfilling, socially engaged ways of working. Read more →
Regenerative UX
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... Read more →
Blog Archives
For more writing, including blog posts and ongoing thoughts, visit the blog archives.