Want to know where the action in a culture is? Watch where new language is turning up and where the lawyers collect, usually in that sequence.

The technology of synthetic biology is currently accelerating at four times the rate of Moore's Law. It's been doing that since 2005, and it's likely to continue.

The main problem with solar on the Earth's surface is that it is so intermittent, and we don't have decent storage yet.

Information wants to be free.

The point is to explore whatever may be helpful for thinking, understanding, and acting responsibly over long periods of time.

A building is not something you finish. A building is something you start.

The amusements of broadcast consist mainly of songs, stories, and games, just as in tribal life. The songs and stories are mostly about courtship, the games mostly played by men, just as in tribal life.