the human premium
As Dr. Nichola Raihani, British psychologist and Professor of Evolution and Behavior at University College London puts it, “The history of life on earth is a history of teamwork, of collective action, and of cooperation.” While traditional discussions of how humanity became the dominant form of life on Earth have focused on competition, the truth... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Vernacular architecture also tends to be more human-scale as a direct result of how it was built. Such places are therefore often more suited to social integration and to community, to healthier and happier lifestyles, and all the other benefits of human-scale design.
Creative Destruction • Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #38
In contrast, the improvisational spirit lives inside that gap, and it can be surprisingly full of ingenuity and joy even when the situation is dire. As something we share with our nonhuman brethren, the capacity to form new responses is how you know you’re alive, today, here. So when my mum says, “whatever happens, happens,” what I hear is not
... See moreJenny Odell • Dear Future, Here’s the One Lesson I Want to Pass on to You
transitioning to a creativity-first mindset requires much more than just designing better tools. It requires us to shift to a new paradigm that celebrates and nurtures the chaotic, unpredictable, often unquantifiable nature of creativity.
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
As Ari Melenciano, a recent guest speaker at RADAR’s Into: Our Centaur Future, has written: “We’re currently unaware of many aspects of our own psyches yet are automating its design through technologies. The better we know ourselves, the better we’re able to design systems, technologies, lenses that intentionally empower our lights vs. blindly... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Paradoxically, the deployment of technology can also serve as a reflection of our humanity. Techniques such as interactive infographics, augmented reality journalism, and 3D content storytelling go beyond mere technological progress; they emphasize human effort , setting it apart from the facile and inexpensive mass-produced content that is
... See moreMarie Dollé • Embracing Tangible Media?
Broadly, good writing seems to require a balance of conformity and nonconformity, and at times, deliberate rule-breaking. A certain amount of Strunk and White-style convention is necessary to convey ideas coherently — after all, language is a shared system of meaning, and straying too far from its rules risks losing connection with readers or
... See moreLaura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
rule-breaking is human
Just as factory owners of the 19th century dismissed the skills of their workers in favor of profit and productivity, so do the tech leaders of today dismiss human craft in favor of what they believe is “good enough” productivity. It’s telling that in the development of AI, tech companies often use the term “ median human ” to describe the... See more