“Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety; but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot.” EndsQualityWonderPrinciplesSourceCuriosityConnectedSatisfiedRationalIdiotPiety Book:Sermons Source: Sermons
“I'd go to conference after conference and it would essentially be the talking points. Either pro or con. It's amazing how polarized the tech conversation is. There's also this neurological fixation, the incessant wondering what the Internet's doing to our brain: "Does it make us stupid, does it make us distracted?" And then the other guys say, "No, it's making us smarter than ever, and better than ever, and more connected." And it's like, where is the economic and social context? Why is that rarely considered?” DoeGuySocialBrainTalkingWonderEconomicStupidInternetConversationConnectedSmarterConferencesDistractedOther GuysIncessantFixation Author:Astra Taylor
“I wonder if this reason is partly geographical, that talk radio is so much more successful in North America than in Britain? People who are very remote - I'm thinking of Newfoundland - feel very connected though the radio.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsReasonAmericaWonderSuccessfulRadioConnectedBritainNorth AmericaTalk Radio Author:John Gimlette