Sergey Brin has said to me, like, 10 times now, ‘Why do you bother doing books? Why don’t you just put all this stuff on the Internet?’ It’s because 10 years from now, my book will still be sitting on someone’s coffee table or in a waiting room. Rick Smolan Read Quote
There are a number of fascinating stories included in ‘The Human Face of Big Data’ that represent some of the most innovative applications of data that are shaping our future. Rick Smolan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data in real time is something the human race has never had before. This new set of tools, often referred by the lofty term ‘Big Data,’ has begun to emerge as a new approach to addressing some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. Rick Smolan Read Quote
Americans are changing right before our eyes. They are choosing different lifestyles, families, traditions and ways of living. Rick Smolan Read Quote
