Years ago, I taught an undergrad new media / information theory seminar and used a few chapters from your book “Interface Culture”, which really helped us dig into how design decisions mean more than the formal sum of their parts. I confess to only being an occasional reader of your subsequent work, so I’ve enjoyed reading your stuff more frequently via the Substack. Thanks for sharing and happy new year.
I've enjoyed several of your books, especially The Invention of Air. The Invention of Air was a favorite of a student who combined a love of chemistry and a love of a good story--I was so happy to have it to recommend to her! I enjoyed Extra Life very much and gave it to my son-in-law for Christmas and he reported that he was almost done with it just a couple of days later. I love the way it complicates the story of progress by telling the stories of the many others who took scientific breakthroughs and spread them into good common practice, making our lives longer and healthier.
I have read 2 of your books, Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, and found them useful. I have benefited from adopting the ideas put forth in the book. Thank you. Happy New Year.Regards, Gaurav
Happy New Year Steven. Thanks for your brilliantly written newsletter and books. One of my favourites was The Ghost Map. It brought back memories of my geography degree in the 1980s. This Xmas I bought a copy of Where Good Ideas Come From to my nephew who is a budding inventor. In terms of requests, I would like to see more member only content. All the best.
A random question - do you think sites like Feed and/or Plastic would have had a greater chance of survival/success if they had launched in this present-day era of subscriber-supported work?
Years ago, I taught an undergrad new media / information theory seminar and used a few chapters from your book “Interface Culture”, which really helped us dig into how design decisions mean more than the formal sum of their parts. I confess to only being an occasional reader of your subsequent work, so I’ve enjoyed reading your stuff more frequently via the Substack. Thanks for sharing and happy new year.
Thanks for all you do. I can't pay for a subscription, but I'm grateful to read what you publish for free.
I'll be remembering Extra Life a decade from now as well! Such a great project, Steven.
I've enjoyed several of your books, especially The Invention of Air. The Invention of Air was a favorite of a student who combined a love of chemistry and a love of a good story--I was so happy to have it to recommend to her! I enjoyed Extra Life very much and gave it to my son-in-law for Christmas and he reported that he was almost done with it just a couple of days later. I love the way it complicates the story of progress by telling the stories of the many others who took scientific breakthroughs and spread them into good common practice, making our lives longer and healthier.
I have read 2 of your books, Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, and found them useful. I have benefited from adopting the ideas put forth in the book. Thank you. Happy New Year.Regards, Gaurav
I saw you at Penn State Harrisburg. Thank you for then and thank you for now and into the future....
Happy New Year Steven. Thanks for your brilliantly written newsletter and books. One of my favourites was The Ghost Map. It brought back memories of my geography degree in the 1980s. This Xmas I bought a copy of Where Good Ideas Come From to my nephew who is a budding inventor. In terms of requests, I would like to see more member only content. All the best.
Happy New Year, Steven!
A random question - do you think sites like Feed and/or Plastic would have had a greater chance of survival/success if they had launched in this present-day era of subscriber-supported work?
Thanks for this, Steven. Enjoying the newsletter!
And thanks for contributing to one of the three (3!) books I released this year. Here's my own year-end wrap-up: https://buttondown.email/roychristopher/archive/2021-in-links-and-images/
Happy 2022!
Hopeful and encouraging note. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year. Enjoyed Extra Life, nice work.