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Cognitive Artifacts (complementary & competitive)

Cognitive Artifacts (complementary & competitive)

I have been thinking about the idea of the extended mind for a couple of years now, and the design of tools as essentially parts of the…
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Joseph C Lawrence
Prediction & Surprise in Design

Prediction & Surprise in Design

One of the main, overarching, prevailing views of the human mind in cognitive science at the moment is that it is a prediction machine, at…
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Joseph C Lawrence
The dark side of ‘Good AI’ (More human than humans…)

The dark side of ‘Good AI’ (More human than humans…)

I want you to imagine a future. A good future. The future that the people who are currently warning us about AI are hoping to create…
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Joseph C Lawrence
The best (though deep and complex) way to design novel, brilliant interfaces

The best (though deep and complex) way to design novel, brilliant i...

I recently wrote about prototype theory, and how it supports the notion that we should abide by design conventions, or at least introduce…
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Joseph C Lawrence
Prototype Theory & Design Convention

Prototype Theory & Design Convention

There’s an old rule in interface design that you should stick to conventions, not try to re-invent the wheel, and design UI controls and…
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Joseph C Lawrence
An alternative to personas

An alternative to personas

Our understanding of psychology is growing and changing constantly. In universities and research centres, the fundamental concept of what a…
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Joseph C Lawrence
What Ayahuasca taught me about design

What Ayahuasca taught me about design

A couple of months ago I found myself in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, in Peru. In fact I found myself lying on my back on a small…
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Joseph C Lawrence
Genes, Silos & Gollum

Genes, Silos & Gollum

It’s just so much easier to imagine that we are all neat individuals, that have consistent personality traits, motivations and desires…
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Joseph C Lawrence
Two Theories of Us

Two Theories of Us

We consume a lot of information these days about psychology and neuroscience. Daily papers and popular magazines almost always include the…
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Joseph C Lawrence
The Extended Mind

The Extended Mind

The term ‘Extended Mind’ was coined by Andy Clark and David Chalmers in 1998. As far as I’m concerned it’s perhaps the most fascinating…
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Joseph C Lawrence
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