Consider the Moon. Human-Computer Bricolage of Extended Objects

Abstract

Our minds are extended through tools -from pencils on paper to clocks and computers. 'Extended minds' have gained acclaim in digital times, but have also stirred fear: do objects become smarter at our expense? We propose a new approach to help cultivate auspicious cognitive relationships with things: the 'extended object'. If our thoughts are extended through things, things can be symmetrically and methodically extended through our thoughts -in conversation, and in time. Let us consider the Moon: Can it colonize us?