4 papers
IRIS: Navigating and Reflecting on Writing Traces Using Intelligent Document Histories
David Zhou, Andrew Chen, John Joon Young Chung +1
Much of the text produced throughout the lifetime of a document is impermanent. In this paper, we explore how writing activity traces can be made visible and interactive to help wr…
Creativity in the BioFoundry: Supporting scientific creativity in the age of automation
Mingyan Claire Tian, Sarah Sterman
Biofoundries automate biological experimentation at unprecedented scale, promising speed, reproducibility, and access. Yet automation also reshapes how scientists experience experi…
Thoughtful, Confused, or Untrustworthy: How Text Presentation Influences Perceptions of AI Writing Tools
David Zhou, John R. Gallagher, Sarah Sterman
AI writing tools have been shown to dramatically change the way people write, yet the effects of AI text presentation are not well understood nor always intentionally designed. Alt…
Crafting a Personal Journaling Practice: Negotiating Ecosystems of Materials, Personal Context, and Community in Analog Journaling
Katherine Lin, Juna Kawai-Yue, Adira Sklar +3
Analog journaling has grown in popularity, with journaling on paper encompassing a range of motivations, styles, and practices including planning, habit-tracking, and reflecting. J…