In time for the holidays, I've added some books I've been excited by recently to my recommended reading list:https://meaningness.com/further-reading
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Julian Orr's "Talking About Machines" describes in detail the *circumrational work* Xerox field repair technicians do to keep high-tech office machinery running.
Outstanding case study in how rationality works (and doesn't) in the real world.
https://meaningness.com/further-reading#Orr …pic.twitter.com/E7wIRcPuuK
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Unfortunately, our brains have no rationality module which would enable us to think logically (“if we just put cognitive biases aside”).
To think logically, we have to use pencil and paper, or a computer.
@cdutilhnovaes explains how that works! https://meaningness.com/further-reading#Dutilh …pic.twitter.com/PB5pjUd89k
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“Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences” explores the ways classification systems are constructed and used in practice. It explains the non-rational “infrastructure” a rational system relies on to function where it meets nebulosity.
https://meaningness.com/further-reading#Bowker …pic.twitter.com/YDkwsWuyp5
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