Hannah Fry The weather doesn’t respect political or geographic boundaries: we’re all living under the same sky. And so weather prediction has been a marvel not only of technology but also of international cooeperation. – Hannah Fry Boundaries Quotes Cooeperation Quotes Geographic Quotes International Quotes Living Quotes Marvel Quotes Political Quotes Prediction Quotes Respect Quotes Sky Quotes Technology Quotes Weather Quotes But for me, true art can’t be created by accident. There are boundaries to the reach of algorithms. Limits to what can be quantified. Among all of the staggeringly impressive, mindboggling things that data and statistics can tell me, how it feels to be human isn’t one of them. You can harvest any data that you want, on anybody. You can infer any data that you like, and you can use it to manipulate them in any way that you choose. And you can roll out an algorithm that genuinely makes massive differences to people’s lives, both good and bad, without any checks and balances.
Bill Laswell I got into dub a long time ago. I was into dub before I even had any interest in reggae or Jamaican songs, Bob Marley, or any of those established artists. I just thought it was such an unusual sound. – Bill Laswell
DesignPatrick Lencioni Trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment. – Patrick Lencioni
Hannah Simone I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into ‘The Daily Show’ than the policy briefings. – Hannah Simone
Samin Nosrat After coating pasta with tomato-rich meat sauce, my mom would drizzle the bottom of a nonstick pot with oil and put it all back in to form a dark crust of tangled noodles. Once she unmolded it at the table like a cake, my brothers and I would excitedly cut into it, verbally laying claim to our preferred pieces. – Samin Nosrat
Alexis Stewart A child is your legacy. What better thing can you do in life than put a really good person in the world who’s going to make it a better place? – Alexis Stewart
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