: Sketches his evolution toward "post-phenomenology," focusing on the relations between humans, technology, and the world.
: Focuses on the "dance of agency" between humans and the material world during scientific experimentation. 3. Why Materiality Matters (Even in a Digital World) Why Materiality Matters (Even in a Digital World)
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Rather than viewing instruments as passive tools to prove human theories, the text examines how the material constraints and affordances of instruments actively shape what we can know. Jonah and Rosa were there
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) suggests we need to look back at the "stuff" behind the screen.
When the draft was read aloud at a small reading, Jonah and Rosa were there, and they laughed at themselves in all the right places. The room smelled of cheap pizza and damp coats. Someone asked how an academic text could change practice; Rosa said, simply, “It might help folks see the work behind the numbers.” Jonah added, “And maybe make the next design easier to fix.”