being critical | critics | exercises in critique | critical writings

being intelligent means being able to continously organize and reorganize experiences in an ever-changing world. the critical computing group develops technologies to assist this process, tools that help people engage in critical reflection around their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.

The MIT Media Laboratory's Explanation Architecture research group is no longer active, as of August 2002. More information about Brian Smith, the group's former principal investigator, can be found on Penn State's School of Information and Technology's Website.