Books

• Alone Together06:27The talk cites Sherry Turkle's Alone Together when discussing how connected devices capture and relay people's lives.
• Future Shock08:47The talk traces the term future shock to Alvin Toffler's book about the psychological effects of overwhelming change.
• The Media Equation16:30The talk cites The Media Equation as a book exploring why people respond socially to media and computers.
• Understanding Comics19:05The talk uses Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics to illustrate how people project meaning onto simplified forms.

Concepts

• Manufactured normalcy field08:20The talk names Venkatesh Rao's manufactured normalcy field as a way to describe the feeling of disorientation caused by rapid change.

Projects and resources

• The New Aesthetic09:05The talk recommends James Bridle's New Aesthetic blog as an archive of images showing the unfamiliar effects of digital technology.
• Philips Hue13:09The talk shows Philips Hue light bulbs as an example of products that can be controlled remotely.