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
In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block. Richard Powers blockfelthave 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
For me, university was just awful because it was closing one door after the other of all these candy shops of professional possibilities. Richard Powers awfulcandyclose Change image and share on social
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. Richard Powers conditioncontrolcultivate 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
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
I'd like, each time out as a writer, to reinvent who I am and what I'm doing. That's one of the great pleasures and rewards of the occupation. Richard Powers greatoccupationpleasure Change image and share on social