All the different ways we know the world all come from the brain, and they all depend on each other to make sense. Richard Powers braindependmake Change image and share on social
Reading is the last act of secular prayer. Richard Powers actprayerread Change image and share on social
What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to do, yet this is the way technology tends to work. Richard Powers choosedeterminetechnology Change image and share on social
My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. Richard Powers goalinvisiblemediation Change image and share on social
I used to work for 12 or 14 hours at a time but the digital age has made such happy immersions almost impossible. Richard Powers agedigitalhappy Change image and share on social
If you're going to immerse yourself in a project for three years, why not stake out a chunk of the world that is completely alien to you and go traveling? Richard Powers alienchunkcompletely Change image and share on social
We build our technologies as a way of addressing all our anxieties and desires. They are our passions congealed into these prosthetic extensions of ourselves. And they do it in a way that reflects what we dream ourselves capable of doing. Richard Powers addressanxietybuild share on social
The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that we're disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. Richard Powers beginbodycobble Change image and share on social
I would say the flip side to my fascination with systems is a fascination with components. So many of my books are dialogues between little and big. Richard Powers bigbookcomponent Change image and share on social
