The way they heat their homes in Korea is to put bricks under the floors, so the heat actually radiates from underneath the floor. Rick Smolan brickfloorheat Change image and share on social
I think we're going to have auxiliary hard drives to offload our memories. Rick Smolan auxiliarydrivehard Change image and share on social
You can't talk about big data without talking about things like privacy and ownership. Rick Smolan bigdatumownership Change image and share on social
I think people love this idea of leaving a message for the future. I was always fascinated by the idea of time capsules. Rick Smolan capsulefascinatefuture Change image and share on social
As individuals, we have very little say about how our data is being used. I'm not worried about the privacy implications of it so much. But it seems to me that, as an individual, if I'm the one generating the data, I should have some kind of say in how it's going to be used. Rick Smolan datumgenerateimplication share on social
One of the nice things about living in Silicon Valley is that I end up at all these conferences and things, and I get to listen in on the zeitgeist. Rick Smolan conferenceendlisten Change image and share on social
Those who fear that we are losing our individualism couldn't be more wrong: Americans have never been more free to create and recreate themselves. Rick Smolan americancreatefear Change image and share on social
They're trying to put data centers in cold environments because they're actually generating so much heat now; they're using up so much electricity. Rick Smolan centercolddatum Change image and share on social
Big Data is just that - big. But, it's a term that is largely misunderstood and difficult to explain. Rick Smolan bigdatumdifficult Change image and share on social