We choose mania over boredom every time. James Gleick boredomchoosemania Change image and share on social
Every new medium transforms the nature of human thought. In the long run, history is the story of information becoming aware of itself. James Gleick awarehistoryhuman Change image and share on social
It is seldom right to say that anything is true 'according to Google.' Google is the oracle of redirection. Go there for 'hamadryad,' and it points you to Wikipedia. Or the Free Online Dictionary. Or the Official Hamadryad Web Site (it's a rock band, too, wouldn't you know). James Gleick banddictionaryfree share on social
As soon as the printing press started flooding Europe with books, people were complaining that there were too many books and that it was going to change philosophy and the course of human thought in ways that wouldn't necessarily be good. James Gleick bookchangecomplain share on social
In general, I think people should be skeptical of the Internet as a reference tool because so much of what's on it is unreliable and costumed - a hall of mirrors. James Gleick costumegeneralhall Change image and share on social
When people say that the Internet is going to make us all geniuses, that was said about the telegraph. On the other hand, when they say the Internet is going to make us stupid, that also was said about the telegraph. James Gleick geniusehandinternet share on social
We say that time passes, time goes by, and time flows. Those are metaphors. We also think of time as a medium in which we exist. James Gleick existflowmedium Change image and share on social
The ability to write and read books is one of the things that transformed us as a species. James Gleick abilitybookread Change image and share on social
In cyberspace, the Wikipedians never stop gathering: It's a continuous round-the-clock rolling workfest. James Gleick clockcontinuouscyberspace Change image and share on social
The word 'code' turns out to be a really important word for my book, 'The Information.' The genetic code is just one example. We talk now about coders, coding. Computer guys are coders. The stuff they write is code. James Gleick bookcodecoder share on social
