Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book) cover
Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book)
by Don Norman, Tamara Dunaeff
ISBN: 0201626950
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specialist · 2020-11-11 · Original thread
re cyborgs

Yes, and... "Continuity of the Mind" sounds complimentary to, an update to, Norman's Things That Make Us Smart and McLuhan's Understanding Media.

https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Make-Smart-Attributes/dp/...

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Media-Extensions-Marsha...

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We geeks are truly well served by the seminal texts, the classics. I'd heard about cybernetics second hand. But I was already a cyborg, taking the modern world for granted. Reading the source blew my mind. Somehow the impact of progress were clearer to the observers present during the transition(s).

hellbanner · 2015-10-12 · Original thread
I highly recommend Things that Make Us Smart: http://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Make-Smart-Attributes/dp/0... "Defending Human attributes int he age of the Machine".

Great read for anyone interested in IA or AI.