Every big company has some little guy who is an enthusiast off in the corner working on technology. In Japan, it is integrated into their high-level strategy. They see it as a communication medium, because for them, just the wordsโ - โand this is the problem that they have with Americansโ - โjust the words they say to you is not the complete message. Their facial expressions, their body language, there is a lot of context. Also, their written language doesn't translate to keyboards well.
Howard RheingoldWe can design things that learn, so you can grow an intelligence by creating an environment and creating things that just do it a million time faster than we do.
Howard RheingoldTechnological civilization has now dominated the earth to the point where there is a big question what is going to happen next.
Howard RheingoldYoung voters are crucial. The trend over recent years has been for them to drift away. So anything that gets young voters interested in the electoral process not only has an immediate effect, but has an effect for years and years.
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