November 30, 2004
Matt:
I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Matt Webb, I co-authored the book with Tom. Hello! Mostly I post notes to my personal weblog, Interconnected, and sites that I run across to the Mini Links--that's probably the best way to find out what I'm interested in. What I'm not is a psychologist or neuroscientist (my day job is in social software, internet stuff), but I've been immersed in the academic literature for the past N months. Hopefully that means I'll be able to bridge some of these brain ideas over to the tech world, which is the one I usually inhabit.
It has been great fun writing Mind Hacks. Actually, what was possibly more fun was trying out all the experiments, mucking around with mirrors, or a pendulum, or sitting by the road watching the traffic. I'm aiming to post the same kind of stuff here, things to try at home (or on your friends), and to do the same as in the book: dig a little deeper, see what's really happening in our heads. If there's something you think we should give a go, email in. If it's not too embarrassing I'll put photos up.
