“There is reason to suspect that our predilection for linear codes, which have a simple, almost temporal sequence, is chiefly a literary habit, corresponding to our not particularly high level of combinatorial cleverness, and that a very efficient language would… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
“VON NEUMANN MADE a deal with “the other party” in 1946. The scientists would get the computers, and the military would get the bombs. This seems to have turned out well enough so far, because, contrary to von Neumann’s expectations,… — 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
