“Sixty-some years ago, biochemical organisms began to assemble digital computers. Now digital computers are beginning to assemble biochemical organisms. Viewed from a distance, this looks like part of a life cycle. But which part? Are biochemical organisms the larval phase… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
“Are we using digital computers to sequence, store, and better replicate our own genetic code, thereby optimizing human beings, or are digital computers optimizing… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
It doesn't cost anything to replicate code. So the companies that make code, that's why they've done so well. We take it for granted… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
I don't know a single person who is not immersed in the digital universe. Even people who are strongly anti-technology are probably voicing that… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
If you spend time alone in the wilderness, you get very attuned to living things. — George Dyson Copy Share Image
“There is reason to suspect that our predilection for linear codes, which have a simple, almost temporal sequence, is chiefly a literary habit, corresponding… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
We could construct a machine that is more intelligent than we can understand. It's possible Google is that kind of thing already. It scales… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
When you click on a link, you are replicating the string of code that it links to. Replication of code sequences isn't life, any… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of creation myths: those where life arises out of the mud, and those where life falls from the sky. In… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
Digital organisms, while not necessarily any more alive than a phone book, are strings of code that replicate and evolve over time. Digital codes… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
I have had a Twitter account since the very beginning but have never used it: I haven't tweeted anything, and I haven't followed anyone. — George Dyson Copy Share Image
History is one of the only fields where contributions by amateurs are taken seriously, providing you follow the rules and document your sources. In… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
