Quote of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

[messier 111]

We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan

[messier 111]

Sometimes a technology is so awe-inspiring that the imagination runs away with it - often far, far away from reality. Robots are like that. A lot of big and ultimately unfulfilled promises were made in robotics early on, based on preliminary successes. Daniel H. Wilson

[messier 111]

I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?' Elon Musk

[notFritzArgelander]

I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?' Elon Musk

It's only possible if Nature permits it. The history of the science of Nature can be written in terms of our increasing knowledge of Nature's limitations on what is possible. For example, no speeds exceeding the speed of light, no infinitesimal action, no perpetual motion, no survival in high radiation environments.

In the face of that, human interests and wows, are mere human emotional responses, that is, not much.

[messier 111]

Every time there's a new tool, whether it's Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it's used. Rick Smolan

[messier 111]

What is the intersection between technology, art and science? Curiosity and wonder, because it drives us to explore, because we're surrounded by things we can't see. Louie Schwartzberg

[messier 111]

It's hard to say exactly what it is about face-to-face contact that makes deals happen, but whatever it is, it hasn't yet been duplicated by technology. Paul Graham

[messier 111]

The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life. Bill Gates

[messier 111]

We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human race. John Naisbitt

[messier 111]

I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in. Donald Norman

[messier 111]

Innovation in an existing company is not just the sum of great technology, key acquisitions, or smart people. Corporate innovation needs a culture that matches and supports it. Steve Blank

[messier 111]

The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies. Ibrahim Babangida

[messier 111]

It's very strange how electronic music formatted itself and forgot that its roots are about the surprise, freedom, and the acceptance of every race, gender, and style of music into this big party. Instead, it started to become this electronic lifestyle which also involved the glorification of technology. Thomas Bangalter

[messier 111]

We may think we live in a digital age. But there are some things technology will never replace. Katie Hopkins

[messier 111]

Technology is rooted in the past. It dominates the present and tends into the future. It is a real historical movement - one of the great movements which shape and represent their epoch. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

[messier 111]

The over-all point is that new technology will not necessarily replace old technology, but it will date it. By definition. Eventually, it will replace it. But it's like people who had black-and-white TVs when color came out. They eventually decided whether or not the new technology was worth the investment. Steve Jobs

[messier 111]

Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked. Bob Barr

[messier 111]

We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all these amazing things in terms of our knowledge base and technology, and now we're flying around and using the Internet. But we're still very animalistic. Wangechi Mutu

[messier 111]

Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking. Peter Guber

[messier 111]

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu