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The sources consist of personal blog posts from Alasdair Watson and Matt Jones, who both utilize the '5 Things I Am Thinking About' format to document their current intellectual interests and professional musings. Watson focuses on social and cultural themes, including cognitive surplus, behavioral economics, the interconnectedness of societal change, the historical context of the Windrush generation, and potential innovations in the publishing industry. He expresses an interest in cross-disciplinary study and crowdsourcing editorial processes.
Matt Jones explores design and technological philosophy, specifically contrasting the 'Internet of Things' with current reliance on mobile screen-based devices. His reflections cover resource scarcity, the implications of global population growth, and personal sustainability as he approaches middle age. While both authors use the format as a 'scratchpad' for half-formed ideas, they differ in scope: Watson emphasizes social and editorial systems, while Jones focuses on the intersection of design, technology, and long-term environmental or demographic shifts.
The '5 Things I Am Thinking About' format is used by bloggers as a method to share evolving, multi-disciplinary thoughts that are not yet fully developed into long-form articles.
Alasdair Watson explores the application of behavioral economics to interface design and the potential for crowdsourcing editorial tasks in book publishing.
Matt Jones discusses the tension between 'ubiquitous computing' and the current cultural reliance on screen-based devices, which he refers to as 'glowing rectangles'.
Both authors incorporate reflections on long-term societal trends, such as population growth and the impact of resource constraints on future design practices.
The authors use these posts as a platform to document and share half-formed ideas and intellectual interests that they have not yet had the time to write about in full.
Watson proposes that the editorial role in publishing could be partially automated or improved by crowdsourcing, specifically to reduce the time required for copy editing.
Jones observes that society is currently prioritizing attention-consuming screen devices over the 'Internet of Things' and suggests that users should consider de-emphasizing these devices to better engage with their physical surroundings.
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