Howard Rheingold on Tools for Thought

Howard Rheingold is an eminent author, maker, and educator. His work has explored and defined key aspects of digital culture, including the use of computers as tools for mind augmentation, virtual communities, and social media literacy. 

In this conversation, we discuss computers as extensions for our minds, Douglas Engelbart’s unfinished revolution, basic literacies for interacting in information environments, and the resurgence of Tools for Thought.

Photo by Joi Ito (CC BY 2.0)

Show notes

• Howard Rheingold (rheingold.com)
• Howard’s Patreon
• Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology by Howard Rheingold
• The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier by Howard Rheingold
• Net Smart: How to Thrive Online by Howard Rheingold
• HotWired
• Whole Earth Catalog
• Institute for the Future
• Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
• Steve Jobs
• Bill Gates
• Douglas Engelbart
• John von Neumann
• Alan Turing
• George Boole
• Charles Babbage
• Alan Kay
• Mother of All Demos (Wikipedia)
• Stanford Research Institute
• Sam Wineburg
• Roam Research
• Obsidian
• DEVONthink
• The Brain
• Jerry Michalski
• Jerry’s Brain
• Render(); Tools for Thinking conference
• Brian Eno
• Scenius, or Communal Genius by Kevin Kelly

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