The Informed Life

Dan Russell on The Joy of Search

May 21, 2023

35:47

Episode guests

Dan Russell

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

How terminology and index structures have changed over time in information architecture

01:29

The World Is Infinitely Interesting and Structured

01:20

Introduction

3min

The Joy of Search

2min

How to Be a Good Searcher

3min

The Joy of Search

3min

How to Be a Better Searcher

5min

Google Translate Supports All Languages

2min

The Importance of Going to the Source

3min

The Information Architecture of the Insane Asylum Records

2min

The Importance of Information Literacy

2min

10.

The Importance of Digital Literacy

3min

11.

The Problem With Large Language Models

4min

12.

How to Find Daniel Russell

2min

13.

How to Find Text on a Page

3min

Dan Russell spent 17 years working at Google, with a significant part of that tenure as a Search Anthropologist: “someone who tries to understand how people search, what kinds of things they seek, and how their tools influence their search process.” Dan is the author of The Joy of Search, which is the focus of our conversation today.

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