Technology is anything that was invented after you were born.

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.

Evolution doesn't care about what makes sense; it cares about what works

All these computers, all these handhelds, all these cell phones, all these laptops, all these servers - what we're getting out of all these connections is we're getting one machine. ... We're constructing a single, global machine.

Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical.

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the environment, but is a part of the organization or organism that you are looking at.

Our society lacks a feedback loop for controlling technology: a way to gauge intended effects from actual effects later on