September 2011
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“ “The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” ”
– Edwin Schlossberg, American designer, author and artist, cited in Tim O’Reilly, Birth of the global mind, Financial Times, Sept 23, 2011
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“Tim O’Reilly on the Birth of the global mind
“Computer scientist Danny...”
– Tim O’Reilly, the founder of O’Reilly Media, a supporter of the free software and open source movements, Birth of the global mind, Financial Times, Sept 23, 2011 See also: ☞ Vannevar Bush on the new relationship between thinking man and the sum of our knowledge (1945)
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“Alva Noë: ‘Google Is Not Making You Stupid’
“Does it actually...”
– Alva Noë, professor of philosophy at the University of Calfornia, Berkeley (B.Phil, University of Oxford, Ph.D., Harvard University), Google Is Not Making You Stupid, NPR, Sept 20, 2011 See also: ☞ Does Google Make Us Stupid? ☞ Steven Pinker on the mind as a system of ‘organs of computation’
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“ “Some dream to escape reality. Some dream to change reality...”
– Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1906-1991), cited in Gunter Pauli, The Blue Economy: 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs, Paradigm Publications, 2010
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“Jeff Hammerbacher: ‘The best minds of my generation are thinking about how...”
– Jeff Hammerbacher, founder and the Chief Scientist of Cloudera, one of Facebook’s first 100 employees, cited in Ashlee Vance, This Tech Bubble Is Different, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, April 14, 2011
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“Steven Pinker: ‘Today we are probably living in the most peaceful moment...”
– Andrew Anthony, journalist, author, Steven Pinker: the optimistic voice of science, The Observer, 18 Sept 2011 See also: ☞ Steven Pinker on the History and decline of Violence
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“ “Scientists are explorers. Philosophers are tourists.” ”
– Richard Feynman, American physicist (1918-1988), in 1985, cited in G. Laurence Nickard, Phenomenal surfaces and noumenal depths: Philosophy and quantum theory, ProQuest, 2006, p. 5.
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“ “I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to...”
– Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, (1642-1727), cited in Morris Kline, Mathematics and the physical world, Courier Dover Publications, 1981, p. 228.
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“Yo-Yo Ma: “Perhaps neuroscience can create bridges because the brain is...”
– Yo-Yo Ma, French-born American cellist, virtuoso, orchestral composer of Chinese descent, and winner of multiple Grammy Awards, interviewed by Philip Ball, In pursuit of neuroscience: Yo-Yo Ma, The Financial Times, Sept 16, 2011
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“ “And here, according to Trout, was the reason human beings could not reject...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, American writer (1922-2007), Breakfast of Champions, Delacorte Press, 1973
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“ “Our separation from each other is an optical illusion of...”
– Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, Nobel Prize laureate, (1879-1955), cited in Brent Marchant, Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, Conari Press, 2007, p.245.
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“Is there a need for a focus on nonviolent alternatives and the study of peace...”
– Colman McCarthy, American journalist, teacher, lecturer, and long-time peace activist, directs the Center for Teaching Peace in Washington, D.C. From 1969 to 1997, he wrote columns for The Washington Post, Teaching Peace, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, August 30, 2011
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“Robert Bellah on human evolution, culture and religion
““Nothing is ever...”
– Robert Bellah, American sociologist, now the Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, interviewed by Nathan Schneider, Nothing is ever lost: an interview with Robert Bellah, The Immanent Frame, Sept 14th, 2011
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“ “Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty three thousand miles...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, American writer (1922-2007), The Sirens of Titan, Dell, 1959
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“ “There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, American writer (1922-2007), The Sirens of Titan, Dell, 1959
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“The Three Passions of Bertrand Russell: Love, Truth, and Justice
“Three...”
– Bertrand Russell, British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature (1872-1970), The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1967), Routledge, 2000, Prologue, p. 240, 241, 257, 466, Postscript. See also: ☞ Bertrand Russell’s message to future generations
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“ “It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the...”
– Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician, philosopher (1861-1947)
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“ “What is the self? How does the activity of neurons give rise to the...”
– V.S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, The Neurology of Self-Awareness, Edge, Aug 1, 2007
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“ “I live on Earth at present, and I don’t know what I am. I know that I am...”
– R. Buckminster Fuller, American engineer, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International (1895-1983), I Seem to Be a Verb, (1970)
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“ “The discovery of mirror neurons in the frontal lobes of monkeys, and...”
– V.S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, Mirror neurons and imitation learning as the driving force behind “the great leap...
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“What is the significance of the Internet and today’s communications revolution...”
– Steven Pinker, Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist and linguist, ☞ Organs of Computation, Edge, January 11, 1997
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“Steven Pinker: ‘The mind doesn’t work by fluid under pressure or by flows...”
– Steven Pinker, Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist and linguist, ☞ Organs of Computation, Edge, January 11, 1997
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“ “Science does not purvey absolute truth, science is a mechanism. It’s a...”
– Isaac Asimov, American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books (1920-1992), interviewed by Bill Moyers in 1988, cited in Maria Popova, Isaac Asimov on Science and Creativity in Education, Brain Pickings
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“ “Boswell: But, Sir is it not somewhat singular that you should happen to...”
– James Boswell Scottish lawyer, author, biographer of Samuel Johnson, (1740-1795), cited in Lock Haven University
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“ “The scientist is a practical man and his are practical (i.e.,...”
– Gilbert N. Lewis, American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond, (1875-1946), quoted in Leonard K. Nash, Stochiometry, Addison-Wesley 1966. p. vii.).
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– Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”. See also: ☞ Volunteer’s dilemma
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“ “For more than five hundred years, the envoys of civilization sailed...”
– Adam Goodheart, historian, journalist, and critic, The Lost Island of the Savages, The American Scholar, Autumn 2000
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“ “You can’t say A is made of B or vice versa. All mass is...”
– Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics (1918-1988), Statement titled “Principles” (c. 1950), quoted in James Gleick, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (1992)
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“Daniel Kahneman on the power of settings, the power of priming, and the power of...”
– Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel laureate. He is notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, behavioral economics and hedonic psychology, ☞ Daniel Kahneman: The Marvels and the Flaws of Intuitive Thinking, Edge, July 17, 2011
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“ “Are we being good ancestors?” ”
– Jonas Salk, American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine (1914-1995), in interview Man Evolving on Open Mind, 1985 (video)
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“Willy Brandt on the Peace Policy
“War must not be a means to achieve...”
– Willy Brandt, German politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, (1913-1992), Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1971
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“Martin Luther King on the Quest for Peace and Justice
“We have learned to...”
– Martin Luther King Jr., American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, (1929-1968), Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964
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“ “Computers: They are useless. They can only give you answers.” ”
– Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor (1881-1973), cited in William Fifield, In Search of Genius, 1982, p. 140, and p. 40.
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“ “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has...”
– Will Durant, American writer, historian, and philosopher (1885-1981), Caesar and Christ, Epilogue, p. 665 (1944)
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“ “It seems to me that you can almost define civilization by saying it’s people...”
– Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer
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“Zygmunt Bauman: Europe’s task consists of passing on to all the art of everyone...”
– Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist, Professor of sociology at the University of Leeds, Culture in Modern Liquid Times, 2011 (Translated by Lydia Bauman). More in ☞ Lapidarium notes
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“ “Subtle rearrangements along its tiny, ancient [DNA] spiral will produce...”
– Kevin Kelly, writer, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Catalog, What Technology Wants, New York: Viking, The Penguin Group, 2010 See also: ☞ Kevin Kelly on Technology, or the Evolution of Evolution
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“Kevin Kelly: Homo sapiens is a tendency, not an entity. Humanity is a process
A...”
– Kevin Kelly, writer, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Catalog, What Technology Wants, New York: Viking, The Penguin Group, 2010. More in ☞ Kevin Kelly on Technology, or the Evolution of Evolution
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“ “The task is, not so much to see what no one has yet seen; but to think...”
– Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, Nobel Prize laureate (1887-1961)
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“ “The present is the only things that has no end.” ”
– Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, Nobel Prize laureate (1887-1961)
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“ “I believe that the mycelium operates at a level of complexity that...”
– Paul Stamets, American mycologist, author, Mycelium Running, cited in ☞ Google and the Myceliation of Consciousness
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“ “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from...”
– Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008), BBC Horizon, 1964, cited in A. Daisy Ginsberg & S. Pohflepp, Growth Assembly (video)
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“ “Everywhere we see a paradoxical logic: the idea is destroyed by its own...”
– Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and cultural theorist (1929-2007), The Illusion Vital, California, May of 1999, cited in Nicholas Carr, Technology’s Prophet: It’s Jean Baudrillard, not Marshall McLuhan, Britannica, March 26, 2009
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“Sine scientia ars nihil est.
— “Art without knowledge is...”
– attributed to Jean Mignot, a 14th Century French Architect
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“Freeman Dyson: ‘Some mathematicians are birds, others are frogs’...”
– Freeman Dyson, British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum field theory, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering, Birds and Frogs (pdf), Notices of the AMS, Vol 56, Nr 2, 2009
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“ “The web essentially is a planetary-scale nervous system where...”
– Jason Silva, Venezuelan-American television personality, filmmaker, gonzo journalist and founding producer/host for Current TV, Connecting All The Dots, Dec 10, 2010
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“ “The most important part about tomorrow is not the technology or the...”
– R. Buckminster Fuller, American engineer, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International (1895-1983) cited in Jason Silva, Connecting All The Dots, Dec 10, 2010
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“Ray Kurzweil: “I describe myself as a patternist, and believe that if you put...”
– Ray Kurzweil, American author, inventor and futurist, cited in Jason Silva, Connecting All The Dots, Dec 10, 2010
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“ “Information pours upon us, instantaneously. And continuously. (…)...”
– Marshall McLuhan, Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist (1911-1980), The Medium Is the Massage
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“R. Buckminster Fuller: We are ‘pattern integrities’ “Understanding...”
– E.J. White speaking about R. Buckminster Fuller, American engineer, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International (1895-1983) cited in Jason Silva, Connecting All The Dots, Dec 10, 2010 