A lot of people don't want to know, but I'd like to know if I have a 10 percent or a 90 percent chance of developing Alzheimer's some day. If I know I'm likely to develop it, I'm certainly going to start looking around right now to find if there is something that I can do to offset it. Rick Smolan alzheimerchanceday share on social
The world that our children living in is going to be completely different because of big data. Rick Smolan bigchildcompletely Change image and share on social
My father said, 'You should do 'A Day in the Life of Medicine.' A book about how the human race wants to heal itself in new ways. Rick Smolan bookdayfather Change image and share on social
Programmers have been wandering out and shooting a shotgun into the night sky and hoping they hit something, and I end up paying $150 for channels full of nothing I want to watch. Rick Smolan channelendfull Change image and share on social
The 'America at Home' project was aimed at being the most extensive record of American home life ever attempted, and we were amazed at how many people were willing to participate as photographers or to welcome the photographers into their homes. Rick Smolan aimamazeamerica share on social
I'm not a computer person at all. I only know how to turn them on. I'm not a programmer. I couldn't program my way out of a paper bag. Rick Smolan bagcomputerpaper Change image and share on social
I'm not very good at science or math, even though I pretend. And I'm not very good at teaching. I'm not very patient. Rick Smolan goodmathpatient Change image and share on social
If you ever plan to run for office, if you're a teenager, remember everything you do, every tweet, every Facebook posting, every picture you put on Instagram will be there forever for journalists and politicians - for your competition to dig up. Rick Smolan competitiondigfacebook share on social
The goal of 'Data Detectives' is to spark the imagination of students around the globe by making them think about new technologies that will impact humanity in ways similar to language and art. Rick Smolan artdatumdetective Change image and share on social
A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family. Rick Smolan apartmentfamilygeneration Change image and share on social