September 2024

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America

jeffreybardzell September 26, 2024 0

I’m going to share some discomfort with you. Reading a 1960s-era essay by African-American author James Baldwin, I found myself directly and uncomfortably addressed: White man, hear me! Uh-oh. He had just finished criticizing Whites for pretending not to see the racial history of the United States, so his direct address elevated my pulse. But…

Thanks, Liam

jeffreybardzell September 23, 2024 0

Yesterday I learned of the passing of Liam Bannon. Liam was a titan in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). His work helped to redirect and reorient HCI research in profound and lasting ways. He was an extraordinary intellectual, a deep and open thinker who was able not just to articulate field-changing ideas, but also…