Algorithms
We need more friction in our algorithms
Companies have paid lip service to our digital wellbeing for too long. Now we need to see real change
Charlie Gedeon
Personalization didn’t have to suck
In an attempt to peel away from shady data practices, I’ve started using more private browsers, opting out of data sharing on websites, and logging out of my Google account and social media to minimize cross-site tracking. For the most part, the only immediately noticeable thing that has come
Mental Models
Understand COVID media engagement with a simple mental model
How a graph can reveal unexpected patterns in a chaotic situation
Reflections
Stepping Out of Media Overload
Reflecting on my work in 2020 and looking forward to 2021
Tools of Thought
The need for reflective computing
Computers need to make reflection as immediate and seamless as going on a thoughtful tangent — the way you would scribble on top of a page or write in the margins. Modern computers are highly biased towards productivity. Everything is about doing more in less time. For matters of simple calculations
Reflections
Computers are still merely tiny file cabinets
Not all the woes of our meat brains are solved by our new silicone brains
Reflections
Rise of the technophilosopher
The new technologists equipped to explore and exploit philosophy for business
Speculative Learning
Using details from conversations to enable further education
Detailing the components needed for learning analytics in an educational speculation platform
Speculative Learning
Explaining and testing learning through speculation
An analysis of how speculation can work in a class and the learnings from a live test
Speculative Learning
Tracing speculations to analyze thinking
Analyzing student submitted speculations to give them more meaningful assessments
Speculative Learning
Deliberate speculation as a learning mechanic
Inventing futures as a potential tool for understanding our reality
For the love of the glorious green apple
A few words that need to be said about the most magnificent fruit