Giving the kids a programming environment of any sort, whether it's a tool like Squeak or Scratch or Logo to write programs in a childish way - and I mean that in the most generous sense of the word, that is, playing with and building things - is one of the best ways to learn. Nicholas Negroponte buildchildishenvironment share on social
Everybody agrees that whatever the solutions are to the big problems, they... can never be without some element of education. Nicholas Negroponte agreebigeducation Change image and share on social
Big companies are looking closer term, and even the most technological companies spend less than 1% of sales on research. Startups have suffered the burst bubble. Nicholas Negroponte bigbubbleburst Change image and share on social
Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities. Nicholas Negroponte bigcompanycorporation Change image and share on social
Cell phones were more popular in Cambodia and Uganda because they didn't have phones. We had phones in this country, and we were very late to the table. They're going to adopt e-books much faster than we do. Nicholas Negroponte adoptbookcambodia share on social
This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries. Nicholas Negroponte beginboundarycyberspace Change image and share on social
It bothers me when people spoil the market. Nicholas Negroponte bothermarketpeople Change image and share on social
We all learned how to walk and talk by interacting with our environment, with real goals and rewards. Nicholas Negroponte environmentgoalinteract Change image and share on social
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people. Nicholas Negroponte badcomplexdistribution Change image and share on social
One of the arguments here at OLPC is, if 100 million kids could have an Asus running Windows, is that better with two million kids running the XO? And the answer is yes. We want kids connected and the largest possible number is the goal. Nicholas Negroponte answerargumentasus share on social
