Charles Platt

When you shop online, wouldn't you like to sample the bouquet of wines, the aroma of cigars, or the subtle fragrance of…

— Charles Platt

Scaremongering is an age-old political ritual. There are public officials who have benefited by playing up the 'hacker threat' so that they…

— Charles Platt

Despite (or because of) a free public school system, millions of teenagers enter the work force without marketable skills. So why would…

— Charles Platt

The idea of an e-book has been around since the late 1970s, when researchers at Xerox PARC got on the case. Their…

— Charles Platt

“Teachers don't just teach; they can be vital personalities who help young people to mature, to understand the world, and to understand…

— Charles Platt

If the 20th century taught us anything, it is to be cautious about the work impossible.

— Charles Platt

The blunt tools of legislation or union power can force a corporation to pay higher wages, but if employees don't create an…

— Charles Platt

In Finland in the winter, when the sky is totally choked with clouds, the country becomes one big sensory deprivation tank.

— Charles Platt

Even if major funding is obtained for cold fusion, conceivably the phenomenon could suffer from problems as intractable as those of hot…

— Charles Platt

Automakers have been unable to build a viable electric car, mainly because batteries don't allow enough range, are too costly, and take…

— Charles Platt

“Any man who’s got a big hoard has the right to be first in line, the way I see it. He’s earned…

— Charles Platt

Everyone knows that the broadband era will breed a new generation of online services, but this is only half of the story.…

— Charles Platt

A future at Wal-Mart may sound a less-than-stellar prospect, but it's a whole lot better than no future at all.

— Charles Platt

If low-temperature fusion does exist and can be perfected, power generation could be decentralized. Each home could heat itself and produce its…

— Charles Platt

Unsurprisingly, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) - once a luxury for room-sized computer installations - is now a standard item both in…

— Charles Platt

If smart technology can transform 3-D from a crude novelty to a genuine visual enhancement, why shouldn't a sophisticated odor synthesizer follow…

— Charles Platt

The public is eager for stories of True Cybercrime, and the media is happy to glamorize the subject. But when teenagers take…

— Charles Platt

I've always resented the force of attraction that traps me here on Planet Earth. It makes me feel like a bug stuck…

— Charles Platt

As cyberspace matures into a totally immersive experience, I'm betting it will turn out to be fully odor-enabled.

— Charles Platt

Misery is the stuff of comedy, if one can just live long enough to get over it.

— Charles Platt

Watching cold fusion is like watching water boil in slow motion. First, sufficient deuterium has to penetrate the palladium electrode. This can…

— Charles Platt

At 3-D Imax theaters, audiences have shown they are willing to pay a premium to wear headgear fitted with liquid-crystal lenses synchronized…

— Charles Platt

“We can laugh all we like at Micromaniacs, but they will have the last laugh - because they are designing the future…

— Charles Platt

Our information network is much better protected than our railroad network, and someone who cracks a system is able to cause far…

— Charles Platt

The landscape of the Net has changed; that cyberfrontier of the past has become a teeming city of people, transactions, and businesses.

— Charles Platt