“We saw a pale echo of what is now possible in 1990-1991, when Saddam Hussein, the autocrat of Iraq, made a sudden… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The computer has evolved into a partner, a tool, and an environment--not just in science fiction, but in the public consciousness as… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
As a parent, I tell my boys to keep away their smartphones and go outdoors and play. I take them to our… — Prabhu Deva Copy Share Image
Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the year when Queen Victoria was able, for… — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
Education is a technology that tries to make up for what the human mind is innately bad at. Children don't have to… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
When you jump on a city bus or roam the streets off the major thoroughfares you'll quickly learn that we have as… — David Livermore Copy Share Image
The cottages are full of life. It's incredible to think they are filled with people who know nothing of computerised technology, nor… — Marianne Curley Copy Share Image
We've complemented that with a second office to think about how we need to prepare ourselves for that period 10 or 15… — Stephen Cambone Copy Share Image
Sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination are being built into the machine-learning algorithms that underlie the technology behind many 'intelligent' systems… — Kate Crawford Copy Share Image
“Early on, Mike Markkula had taught Jobs to "impute" - to understand that people do judge a book by its cover -… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs need to start building today. The barrier to entry in tech is low, so start designing, start coding it, launch it,… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
I see the 'z' in 'Humanz' as referring to robots, AI, programming, brainwashing, indoctrination. And it's a question to us: are we… — Jamie Hewlett Copy Share Image
“(When I say cyborgs, I of course mean us.) ... (Some seem unaccepting in this transformation, and it indeed has been gradual.… — Eugene Lim Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, we had a century where at the beginning of the century, most of the world was agricultural and… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
“The increasing fascination with and funding of genetic technology is simply another medical dead end, another reductionist rabbit hole that will lead… — T. Colin Campbell Copy Share Image
We might expect intelligent life and technological communities to have emerged in the universe billions of years ago. Given that human society… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
“Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, is an expert of understatement in his leadership of Linux development community. When eager programmers would… — Dan Woods Copy Share Image
We are all frustrated with computers, all the time... But we also always develop a relationship with computers these days - something… — Wade Guyton Copy Share Image
In the technology markets, we went through a couple of decades where we saw over 800 acquisitions by the five big players,… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
I think we are always right to worry about damaging consequences of new technologies even as we are empowered by them. History… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
The question that stands in the foreground is not 'Do we need this technology?' No one denies the great chances and the… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Yale's endowment became a metaphor for the kind of training it offered its graduates, namely, how to exploit the global marketplace, and… — Jess Row Copy Share Image
It is difficult to think of a major industry that AI will not transform. This includes healthcare, education, transportation, retail, communications, and… — Andrew Ng Copy Share Image
Even the simplest calculation in the purest mathematics can have terrible consequences. Without the invention of the infinitesimal calculus most of our… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“We need change. I mean, our traditions are important. We shouldn't give up on those. But sometimes, I think we're misguided." "Misguided?"… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years… — Ryan Holmes Copy Share Image
A computer is the most incredible tool we've ever seen. It can be a writing tool, a communications center, a supercalculator, a… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
If you look at the Gulf War or new military technologies, they are moving towards cyberwars. Most video-technologies and technologies of simulation… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
“A major part of sustainability is social justice, here and everywhere. Think of it this way: justice is a technology. It’s like… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
People over the age of thirty were born before the digital revolution really started. We've learned to use digital technology-laptops, cameras, personal… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
A seed depends on a whole host of factors to grow - from the fertility of the soil to the right mix… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
“He told her, somewhat emotionally, that he wished she could have seen him when he was managing a Mediterranean restaurant north of… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Joe Armstrong: I think the lack of reusablility comes in object-oriented languages, not in functional languages. Because the problem with object-oriented languages… — Peter Seibel Copy Share Image
Our scientific world is our world of reasoning. It has its greatness and uses and attractions. We are ready to pay homage… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
In a way, being a Mormon prepares you to deal with science fiction, because we live simultaneously in two very different cultures.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I told [Bill Gates] I believed every word of what I said but that I should never have said it in public.… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Technologists provide tools that can improve people's lives. But I want to be clear that I don't think technology by itself improves… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
If you invest in Microsoft or Oracle, or a number of other companies for that matter, you're fundamentally making a bet that… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image