"This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human experience, yet they offer unique challenges to cognitive science research. Neither linguistic nor perceptual theories are sufficient to completely explain their advantages and applications. These research challenges may be part of the rea ..."
"... Brigid McLeer , David Ogborn , Jochen Arne Otto , Roly Perera , Hester Reeve , Julian Rohrhuber , Juan Gabriel Alzate Romero , Uwe Seifert , Kate Sicchio , Andrew Sorensen , Andre Stitt , Giuseppe Torre , Renate Wieser , Matthew Yee ..."
Coded Chimera Exploring Relationships Between Sculptural Form Making and Biological Morphogenesis Through Computer Modelling by Bruce Gernand, Norman Macleod, AlanF. Blackwell Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2011 by Crucible Network ISBN-13: 978-0-9568022-0-0, ISBN: 0-9568022-0-6
"Artistic Bedfellows is an international interdisciplinary collection of historical essays, critical papers, case studies, interviews, and comments from scholars and practitioners that shed new light on the growing field of collaborative art. This collection examines the field of collaborative art broadly, while asking specific questions with regard to the issues of interdisciplinary and cultural difference, as well as the psychological ..."
"Classic texts by thinkers from Althusser to Žižek alongside essays by leaders in interaction design and HCI show the relevance of critical theory to interaction design. Why should interaction designers read critical theory? Critical theory is proving unexpectedly relevant to media and technology studies. The editors of this volume argue that reading critical theory -- understood in the broadest sense, including but not limited to the Fr ..."
"In this book, first published in 2006, seven internationally renowned writers address the theme of Power from the perspective of their own disciplines. Energy expert Mary Archer begins with an exploration of the power sources of our future. Astronomer Neil Tyson leads a tour of the orders of magnitude in the cosmos. Mathematician and inventor of the Game of Life John Conway demonstrates the power of simple ideas in mathematics. Screenwr ..."
"The work performed by living systems ranges from photosynthesis to prodigious feats of computation and organization. This multidisciplinary volume explores the relationships between work and the study of work across many different levels of organization. By addressing how work gets done, and why, from the perspectives of a range of disciplines, including cell and evolutiona ..."
"In this book, first published in 2006, seven internationally renowned writers address the theme of Power from the perspective of their own disciplines. Energy expert Mary Archer begins with an exploration of the power sources of our future. Astronomer Neil Tyson leads a tour of the orders of magnitude in the cosmos. Mathematician and inventor of the Game of Life John Conway demonstrates the power of simple ideas in mathematics. Screenwr ..."
Moral Codes Designing Alternatives to AI by AlanF. Blackwell Published 2024 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-37921-2, ISBN: 0-262-37921-X
"In Moral Codes, Alan Blackwell argues that there is a fundamental flaw in the research agenda of AI. What humanity needs, Blackwell argues, is better ways to tell computers what we want them to do, with new and better programming languages: ..."
"A User's Manual Alan F. Blackwell, Emma Cocker, Geoff Cox, Alex McLean, Thor Magnusson. Bennett , Jane . Vibrant Matter : A Political Ecology of Things . Durham , NC : Duke University Press , 2010 . Bense , Max . " The Projects of ..."
"This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human experience, yet they offer unique challenges to cognitive science research. Neither linguistic nor perceptual theories are sufficient to completely explain their advantages and applications. These research chall ..."
The Summer of '79 A Pool Odyssey (Paperback) by AlanBlackwell Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2011 by Outskirts Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4327-7273-4, ISBN: 1-4327-7273-2
"Al Blackwell has been an avid pool player since childhood. He began playing in local tournaments and leagues in the mid 70's and is still actively playing in them today."
Work Meets Life Exploring the Integrative Study of Work in Living Systems by AlanBlackwell Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-280-49901-2, ISBN: 1-280-49901-X
"... Data Work meets life : exploring the integrative study of work in living systems /
edited by Robert Levin ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and
index. ISBN 978-0-262-01412-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Biological systems. 2."
Power by AlanBlackwell, David Mackay 164 Pages, Published 2006 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-44559-7, ISBN: 1-139-44559-6
"Alan Blackwell, David MacKay. chorus of Bach's 'St ... However, he also noted
perceptively that, though music affects every emotion, it 'does not by itself excite
in us the more terrible emotions of horror, rage, etc.'. These words on music and
the ..."
Music by AlanBlackwell Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 1988 by Hodder Wayland ISBN-13: 978-1-85210-343-9, ISBN: 1-85210-343-4
Thinking with Diagrams by AlanF. Blackwell 150 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer Science & Business Media ISBN-13: 978-94-017-3524-7, ISBN: 94-017-3524-7
"... interact with diagrams will encourage new styles of literacy in a similar fashion.
Despite this observation, there is substantial scepticism regarding the value of
diagrams. The Speaker of the British House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd,
rebuked an M.P. in 1994: “I Introduction Thinking with Diagrams
Acknowledgements References The GraphicLinguistic Distinction Introduction
Introduction Applying Complex Information Processing The ..."
"Although diagrammatic representations have been a feature of human com- nication from early history, recent advances in printing and electronic media technologyhaveintroducedincreasinglysophisticatedvisualrepresentationsinto everydaylife. We need to improve our understanding of the role of diagramsand sketches in communication, cognition, creative thought, and problem-solving. Thes ..."