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: A Framework for the Evolution of Cooperation and Movement
Lila Chrysikou:
When Shoes Become Hammers: Goal-Derived Categorization Training Enhances Problem-Solving Performance
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:
Some Comments About Technology and "Repurposing" from a Historian and an Anthropologist
Scott Klemmer:
Can Presenting Examples Improve Designers' Work? 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:
The Interaction of Design Hierarchies and Market Concepts in Technological Evolution