Full Interview: Jared Spool on the persistence of QWERTY

QWERTY

For part of an upcoming segment we’re doing on the QWERTY keyboard layout and vestigial design, Nora interviewed user interface researcher Jared Spool. They talked about keyboard layouts (including QWERTY v. Dvorak), user interface design, and human-computer interaction. A shorter version of this interview will air on Spark 77, but you can hear the full, uncut interview below, or download the MP3.

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