23 Aug
Ready-to-hand covers varied territory. Any focus this blog has is a changing one, and you may find that some posts are interesting and relevant to you, while others are not. I very much invite your comments on the ideas presented here.
Much of what I write is about human-computer interaction, especially social psychological aspects of interacting with Internet services, mobile and ubiquitous computing, persuasive technology, and social media. I also have interests in philosophy, psychology, sociology, and applied statistics.
I use multiple methods in my work — including lab and field experiments, interviews, diary methods, rapid prototyping, and design space analysis — so questions of method, process, and philosophy of science show up here also.
The name of this blog is the translation of Heidegger’s term zuhanden, though Heidegger’s philosophy specifically is not a major interest of mine or a focus here. I’ve written more about the term ‘ready-to-hand’ here.
The views expressed here are mine. I am not speaking for any organizations or employers. In fact, if you read an old post, they might not be mine anymore. Beliefs change — and I try to use this blog as a place for riskful thinking.
Dean Eckles is a social–cognitive scientist and PhD candidate in the Stanford CHIMe Lab. By sometimes writing about himself in third person, Eckles is engaging in search engine optimization (SEO) for queries that include his name.
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