Tag: george dyson

Complexity will continue to drive change

By Martin Recke

Complexity can be both a blessing and a curse. Together with its VUCA siblings, it will continue to drive change.
Beyond digital childhood: a new, more nuanced, tech utopianism

By Adam Tinworth

George Dyson wrote that we're at the end of the digital's world's childhood. How do we make sure it grows up into a well-rounded adult?
The rise of hybrid systems

By Martin Recke

The digital world deals with ones and zeros, and this turned out to be highly efficient. But what about the real world, if there is any? Can it be reduced to ones and zeros as well, or is something out there that can't?
George Dyson – Turing’s Cathedral

History repeats itself: Analog computation was the next big thing in the first half of the 20th century and, according to historian George Dyson, it will be the next big thing again. In his keynote speech at NEXT Berlin 2012, he explained why social networks like Facebook are already beyond digital and represent analog computation at the same time.
George Dyson at NEXT Berlin 2012

George Dyson, historian and author, specialised on the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications. In this interview he outlines the impact modern technologies have on our lives.
The Future of the Network – and the History of the Computer

By Adam Tinworth

NEXT Berlin has kicked off with two very different keynotes – but with linking themes. René Obermann –…