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In Conversation with Alan Cooper

by Josh Tyson
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Podcasting with Alan Cooper: father of Visual Basic, creator of personas, co-founder of Cooper, and all-around toolmaker.

In Conversation with UX Magazine brings you a discussion with Alan Cooper, father of Visual Basic, creator of personas, and co-founder of Cooper.

We talk about skateboarding, fatherhood, design, ethics, Cooper’s recent acquisition of Catalyst, and the responsibility that comes with getting our seat at the table. Alan also makes mention of a conversation he and I had for Natchcast about food and agriculture. So if you want some more Alan, you’ll find it below.

Also, we’d be remiss if we didn’t share some Hombre McSteez:

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Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

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