Dyson says she's doing her part to make the Internet a good place to be. She compares the message in her latest book Release 2.0 to her work in Russia. It's not clear, she says, if things are going to work out for the better in Russia. "But I'm there trying to make it better."
During a recent book tour, Paul Schindler caught a ride with Dyson for a backseat interview between appointments.
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Family
Single. Daughter of Princeton physicist and author Freeman Dyson.
Home
New York
Education
B.A. in economics, Harvard
Career
Forbes magazine, Wall Street analyst, publisher of "Release 1.0" newsletter, purchased the PC Forum from Ben Rosen.
Recent accomplishment
Luddite tendency
Optimistic statement about the Internet
Pessimistic statement about the Internet
To purchase "Release 2.0: A Design for Living in the Digital Age,"
Held a joint book signing in Seattle with her brother George, author of "Darwin Among The Machines." That was "a unique experience for all of us."
Doesn't have a home phone.
It is a tool for people to use to control their own lives. It reduces the power of central authorities and gives it to individuals, not to control others, but to control themselves. That's optimistic. It is true, but it is a challenge to people to make use of it."
"There's a lot of people who just won't take advantage of it. It's just more television. People won't rise to the challenge. They'll be passive. That's certainly true of a number of people, but I'm trying to reduce the number."click here.