Digital organisms, while not necessarily any more alive than a phone book, are strings of code that replicate and evolve over time. Digital codes are strings of binary digits - bits. George Dyson alivebinarybit Change image and share on social
It doesn't cost anything to replicate code. So the companies that make code, that's why they've done so well. We take it for granted now, but why is it that code is free? It's because somebody built this self-replicating process. George Dyson buildcodecompany share on social
When you click on a link, you are replicating the string of code that it links to. Replication of code sequences isn't life, any more than replication of nucleotide sequences is, but we know that it sometimes leads to life. George Dyson clickcodelead share on social
We could construct a machine that is more intelligent than we can understand. It's possible Google is that kind of thing already. It scales so fast. George Dyson constructfastgoogle Change image and share on social
The unlimited replication of information is generally a public good. George Dyson generallygoodinformation Change image and share on social
Last time I checked, the digital universe was expanding at the rate of five trillion bits per second in storage and two trillion transistors per second on the processing side. George Dyson bitcheckdigital Change image and share on social
History is one of the only fields where contributions by amateurs are taken seriously, providing you follow the rules and document your sources. In history, it's what you write, not what your credentials are. George Dyson amateurcontributioncredential share on social
Alan Turing gave us a mathematical model of digital computing that has completely withstood the test of time. He gave us a very, very clear description that was truly prophetic. George Dyson alanclearcompletely Change image and share on social
Wherever you grow up, you think of it as normal. George Dyson grownormal Change image and share on social
I read the Drudge Report! And wander around Facebook sometimes! George Dyson drudgefacebookread Change image and share on social
