We live in a world where, for whatever reason, the conversations that tend to stick are the ones where 'if it bleeds, it leads.' But we've always been afraid of new technologies in spite of the fact that they've helped improve our lives in countless ways. Jason Silva afraidbleedconversation share on social
If the process of life is about moving toward increased complexity and organization, a sort of sublime unfolding of greater and greater self-organizing systems, then we're actually doing pretty well. Jason Silva complexitygreatincrease Change image and share on social
As technology continues to increase our possibilities, what we're seeing is a shrinking of the lag time between what we dream about and what we create. Jason Silva continuecreatedream Change image and share on social
By cultivating rich social networks, by cultivating weak ties, not just close ties but the weak ties, by becoming connectors and by connecting others so that they connect us, we create a world in which these self-amplifying feedback loops feed on top of each other. Jason Silva amplifycloseconnect share on social
For me, it's always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting and impermanent. I better take advantage of every single moment. Jason Silva advantageanxietyfailure Change image and share on social
There has always been this narrator in me - I loved ideas, and part of the great love affair I would have with ideas consisted of talking about them. Jason Silva affairconsistgreat Change image and share on social
There's always going to be the circumstances you can't plan for. There's always the unexpected relevance and the serendipity. Jason Silva circumstanceplanrelevance Change image and share on social
I want big ideas to have aesthetic relevance. I want to tickle people's intellectual sensibilities and instill a sense of wonder. Jason Silva aestheticbigidea Change image and share on social
We're the first technology-creating species. We use technology to extend our reach. We didn't stay in the caves, and we haven't stayed on the planet. To play jazz with our genomes and the universe might ultimately be what we're all about. Jason Silva cavecreateextend share on social
If you use it intelligently, Twitter can be a form of engineered serendipity. Jason Silva engineerformintelligently Change image and share on social