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Future · 19 min

Libraries of the future

By J. C. R. Licklider

J.C.R. Licklider's mid-20th-century vision of 'man-computer symbiosis' didn't just predict the internet; it fundamentally reshaped our relationship with knowledge and our own minds. This episode explores how his 'procognitive systems' augmented human intellect, examining the profound shifts in our cognitive landscape and the choices we face in this digital symbiosis.

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“J.C.R. Licklider's mid-20th-century vision of 'man-computer symbiosis' didn't just predict the internet; it fundamentally reshaped our relationship with knowledge and our own minds. This episode explores how his 'procognitive systems' augmented human intellect, examining the profound shifts in our cognitive landscape and the choices we face in this digital symbiosis.”

— J. C. R. Licklider, Libraries of the future

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