The Eyes Have It

Another thought provoking piece by Juan C. Dürsteler at Inf@Vis!

“The history of visualisation is that of the search for new artefacts to amplify the ability to know; it’s the history of writing and of maps, the history of knowledge.“

“In the end, the history of visualisation is the history of the tools that the human beings use to amplify their cognition. We take it for granted that human beings use tools (we call them technology) to extend our physical capacities. But maybe it’s not so obvious that we are probably the only kind of animal that builds tools to amplify our thinking.“