From the Editor in Chief: Augmenting Cognition

In his futuristic essay "As We May Think," written nearly 60 years ago, Vannevar Bush imagined the existence of a device called a "Memex" that would extend and amplify human thought. This stands as an imaginative first step toward answering the question, "How can computers help humans be smarter?" Furthermore, what is pervasive computing\´s role in this arena?