☞ "The Magic of Code" and the Humanistic Computation Project
I am still working on my Humanistic Computation Project, my continuing effort to take the idea of computing as a humanistic liberal art seriously. And one real output is my book The Magic of Code, which is out this week! Go check it out.
But I don’t want it to end with my book. I am also thinking a lot about how to build this out further. As part of this, the list now includes courses and lectures that explores these ideas, as well as other organizations that are playing in a similar space. I want to build a community of like-minded thinkers and also try to develop talks and classes: there needs to be a deep educational component of this. And, after talking to David Lang—the best thinker on the nature of field-building out there—perhaps even start creating gatherings and workshops around this topic. Please reach out if you’re interested in this and want to make this happen.
I’m excited to make this a reality. ■
I wrote a letter to the editor to ARC Magazine about Tolkien and tech companies, sharing my list Tech of the Rings (I even discussed this letter on an episode of their podcast).
And I’ve started recording a slew of podcasts around the book launch. Here are two:
Get excited.
The Enchanted Systems Roundup
Here are some links worth checking out that touch on the complex systems of our world (both built and natural):
🜸 Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? “Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.”
🝤 Based on a True True Story? “Scene-by-Scene Breakdown of Hollywood Films”
🜚 Harvard Law School’s ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed as original
🜸 Proof that Patrick Stewart exists in the Star Trek universe
🝤 Endangered classic Mac plastic color returns as 3D-printer filament: “Mac fan paid $900 to color-match iconic Apple beige-gray ‘Platinum’ plastic for everyone.”
Until next time.
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