Review – Things that Make Us Smart

Things That Make Us Smart

Things that Make Us Smart, Donald A. Norman, Perseus Books, 1993.

Similar in tone and scope to his other books (that’s an endorsement:), Things that Make Us Smart explores ways in which we use artifacts to improve our cognitive abilities. A lot of it is anecdotal, but anything that makes me want to both re-consider where things are in my kitchen and also re-arrange my software has some power to it. (Reviewed Jan., ’04)