David Levy is an American computer scientist and professor at
University of Washington Information School
The Information School (or iSchool) at the University of Washington is an undergraduate and graduate school that offers BS, MLIS, MS, and PhD degrees. Formerly the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences (GSLIS), the Information Sc ...
. He is known for his research, writing, and teaching on the prevention of
information overload.
Biography
David Levy attended
Stanford University and received a PhD in computer science in 1979. He also earned a degree at
Roehampton Institute, London, in calligraphy and bookbinding in 1982. He was a member of the
Xerox
Xerox Holdings Corporation (; also known simply as Xerox) is an American corporation that sells print and electronic document, digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (ha ...
Palo Alto Research Center
PARC (Palo Alto Research Center; formerly Xerox PARC) is a research and development company in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1969 by Jacob E. "Jack" Goldman, chief scientist of Xerox Corporation, the company was originally a division of Xero ...
(PARC) for 15 years (until December, 1999). At PARC, he researched the nature of
document
A document is a written, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ''Documentum'', which denotes a "teaching" o ...
s and the tools and practices through which they are created and used. His current research focuses on information and the quality of life. His book, ''Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age'', was published by Arcade Publishing in 2001. In 2016, he released a book titled Mindful Tech: How to Bring Balance to Our Digital Lives, published by
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous.
, Yale Universi ...
, surrounding how individuals and societies might "live healthy, reflective, and productive lives" with technology
David M. Levy
UW Information School.
Publications
*Levy, David M. (2016). Mindful Tech: How to Bring Balance to Our Digital Lives. Yale University Press. .
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*Levy, David M. (2008). Information Overload. In Kenneth E. Himma and Herman T. Tavani (Ed.), ''The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics'' (pp. 497–516). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. .
*Levy, David M. (2005). Robots Unlimited: Life in a Virtual Age. .
References
Further reading
*Levy, David. (March 5, 2008). No Time to Think. Google Tech Talks.
*Seven, Richard. (November 28, 2004)
Life, Interrupted
''Pacific Northwest''.
*Sowa, Tom. (June 25, 2007)
In search of a little down time
''The Spokesman-Review''.
External links
Official website
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American computer scientists
University of Washington faculty
Stanford University alumni
Scientists at PARC (company)