Steven Berlin Johnson, author of many wonderful books including ''Mind Wide Open," and ''Everything Bad Is Good for You,'' which will be published in May, has two very cool articles. One is on his weblog and one is a NY Times article. Both cover the same subject: tools to help people think and write.
I gotta try out this DevonThink
product. Looks fascinating.
The New York Times > Essay: Tool for Thought
stevenberlinjohnson.com: Tool For Thought
Very exciting possibilities here - I have the feeling that this technology is finally coming of age, just in time for me to finish my dissertation, a mix of qualitative and quantitative data on the theory and practice of social movements. Data on the social and cultural movements of the sixties, Mexico 1968, Tlatelolco, and interaction with the word-wide political protests of the era. Can this technology facilitate an understanding of these phenomena, its causes and consequences for today, impact on the present?
We shall see!
Peter