Andy Matuschak

AndyMatuschak

Andy Matuschak

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I’m an applied researcher, focused on creating user interfaces that expand what people can think and do.

I’m an applied researcher, focused on creating user interfaces that expand what people can think and do. My current focus is an augmented book which actively helps people understand, remember, and use what they read.

I believe personal computers can enable transformative tools for thought: environments that radically transform what people can think and do, so much so that we expand the set of thoughts it’s possible to think. I want to produce alien cognitive and creative powers —as wondrous and magical to us today as a modern visual effects artist might seem to a cave painter.

I’m an independent researcher, supported by a crowdfunded grant from my Patreon community. If you find my work interesting, you can become a member to help make it happen. You’ll get regular essays on work-in-progress, access to events, previews of new prototypes, and more.

Prior to my current work, I helped build iOS at Apple and led R&D at Khan Academy.

1. How might we learn? Towards convivial AI-augmented learning View original
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   How can we develop transformative tools for thought?

   ](https://numinous.productions/ttft)
3. Quantum Country An experimental “mnemonic book,” joint with Michael Nielsen View original
4. Why books don’t work On designing media to reflect how people think and learn View original
5. Timeful texts Extending the reading experience over time; joint with Michael Nielsen View original

More

More work

1. [

   Orbit

   ](https://withorbit.com/)
2. [

   How to write good prompts

   ](https://andymatuschak.org/prompts)

Notes

Working notes

1. [

   What‘s top of mind

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes?stackedNotes=zUw5PuD8op9oq8kHvni6sug6eRTNtR9Wqma)
2. [

   The mnemonic medium

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z4rRX3qwSSJRsEkdXKwH2shamgHNeRthrMLiF)
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   Evergreen notes

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z4SDCZQeRo4xFEQ8H4qrSqd68ucpgE6LU155C)
4. [

   Enabling environments, video games, and the Primer

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z244xx3kMf1v8UnkZKUwQBAwBsHLpUgN4YhsG)
5. [

   Programmable attention

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/zJrfPCbY7GcpV9asEc8NTVzXTAV4TvRFMuY6)
6. [

   Taking knowledge work seriously

   ](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z5opHsGrNmCib7YQfLv6XbYURzZgZmx4Mrh5y)