Howard Rheingold on Tools for Thought

<p><a href='https://rheingold.com/'>Howard Rheingold</a> is an eminent author, maker, and educator. His work has explored and defined key aspects of digital culture, including the use of computers as tools for mind augmentation, virtual communities, and social media literacy. <br/><br/>In this conversation, we discuss computers as extensions for our minds, Douglas Engelbart’s unfinished revolution, basic literacies for interacting in information environments, and the resurgence of Tools for Thought.</p><p><em>Photo by </em><a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2120715411/in/photolist-4epdNP-5jSkV2-3f9bB-4erUfN-439Lo-3jFgfY-4eta6C-LbySkE-KNcgkN-4ep9eg-4rtoNg-L7NZHM-5jPLkM-4etbvm-5jPLmv-3jANXx-KNcheS-qngEC-9eT6S-GKnFC-6KMWA-8ffDG9-aw9jSZ-bRSZq-GKnJw-LbyVZ3-LbyUry-L7LziD-awc1nW-LbzuWL-LbyTt1-KhVLw2-LbyTPb-KhWDXt-D2w5-L7NEJ4-KNeeyN-KhFsr3-LbztKs-KhXFKe-7gJqUv-L7NM7z-KNd3yJ-3f9b2-87opA3-KhW938-92KGvU-82uTE-3f9az-eQqvN'><em>Joi Ito</em></a><em> (CC BY 2.0)</em></p><p><b>Show notes</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://rheingold.com/'>Howard Rheingold</a> (rheingold.com)</li><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/howardrheingold'>Howard’s Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3Pq4rkp'><em>Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology</em></a> by Howard Rheingold</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3SPQ7oo'><em>The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier</em></a> by Howard Rheingold</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3bPofQB'><em>Net Smart: How to Thrive Online</em></a> by Howard Rheingold</li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HotWired'>HotWired</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Earth_Catalog'>Whole Earth Catalog</a></li><li><a href='https://www.iftf.org/home/'>Institute for the Future</a></li><li><a href='https://www.parc.com/'>Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs'>Steve Jobs</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates'>Bill Gates</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wik