Prof. Steve Whittaker
Human Computer Interaction,
University of California at
Santa Cruz,
email: swhittak at ucsc dot edu
Current Projects
Digital Tools For Well-Being
Personal Information Management
Supporting Online Community
Students: if you are interested in working on these projects see more details here
Teaching
W17 Grad seminar, S17: Intro Stats
University roles
Chair: UCSC Committee on Research,
Area Head: Cognitive Science and Cognitive Psychology.
Office Hours
Fri 4-5, in Social Sciences, 311
Media Coverage
Financial Times: On the benefits of not organising
Business Insider: Digital reminiscence based on student Artie Konrad’s thesis
!!Daily Mail!: your brain on search
Spark Podcast: digital breakup
Digital Breakup: New Scientist, also
CBS, NBC, Today Show and 100+ other news sources try here:
Wall Street Journal: is it worth organizing your digital stuff?
Financial Times: don’t file email!
New York Times: digital overload
Slashdot discussion of email filing
New Scientist: Time travel in meetings
Yorkshire Post: Digital Memories & Lifelogging
The Economist: Organising desktops
Salon Magazine: Email overload – you need a subscription to read it
Computer World: Social Networking
Computer World: Instant Messaging
Portland Business Journal: Accessing spoken conversations
Specialities
Awards & Major Roles
Publications
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