Principles of Repurposing - Readings

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Thanks to all of you who have submitted reading materials for the workshop. Each of the links below will take you to a PDF document that might provide you with valuable background information for the talk by the person under whom it is listed. These readings are obviously not required, but having a brief look at them might allow us to establish a common vocabulary more easily, making our discussions ultimately more productive.

Athena Aktipis:

Assortment in Space and Time

Lila Chrysikou:

Following the Wrong Footsteps

When Shoes Become Hammers

Robert Friedel:

Unfortunately, Robert was unable to make it to the workshop, but he and his colleague, Michael Schiffer, have very kindly provided some of their thoughts here:

Technology and Repurposing

Scott Klemmer:

Creating Better Interfaces Through Adaptive Display

Joram Piatigorsky:

The Recruitment of Crystallins: New Functions Precede Gene Duplications

Lens Crystallins -- Innovations Associated with Changes in Gene Regulation

Assembly of the Cnidarian Camera-Type Eye from Vertebrate-Like Components

Victor Seidel:

Crafting Interpretation in Ambiguous Contexts

The Interaction of Design Hierarchies and Market Concepts in Technological Evolution