Bret Victor - Media for Thinking the Unthinkable

Why it was recommended

Tools let us think previously unthinkable thoughts.

Referencemkl · Original2015-11

What it covers

Bret Victor's 2013 MIT Media Lab talk argues that the media we think with determine which thoughts are possible. He demos new representations for scientific papers, circuits. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Colin McDonnell

Length

39 min 33 sec

Year

2015

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