book

also referred to as: books

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Sakundala Pantharatna · across every show →

Everything said about book, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pantharatna: Information presented in VR is retained better than reading books
“Seeing something on screen, you know, sticks in your mind more than reading it on a book seeing it in VR even more so.”
Sakundala Pantharatna Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 25:26 a16z Podcast | The Present State and Future Possibility of Virtual Reality
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Insight
Milk: VR is a distinct medium whose solitary nature resembles reading
“It is a completely different medium, and it's going to have its own set of rules, its own set of pluses and minuses, and people don't talk about books not being, you know, a worthwhile, valid medium because you can't sit in a room with a hundred other people a…”
Chris Milk Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:07 a16z Podcast | Writing a New Language of Storytelling with Virtual Reality
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Supported
Alter: Inactive smartphones on tables diminish conversation quality between strangers
“There's this amazing study showing that if you sit across from someone else, and there's a smartphone on the table, even if it's inert, it's not actually being used. The conversation that you have with that person, if that person is a stranger, will be diminis…”
Adam Alter Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 22:43 a16z Podcast | Addiction vs Popularity in the Age of Virality
May 25, 2023 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Salim Ismail: Books will be continuously updated like software
“And we think the future of books is going to be like this. A book that was, took a few years to write, et cetera, will be out of date if it's not being constantly updated and refreshed.”
Salim Ismail May 25, 2023 ▶ 39:32 The Rise of the Exponential Organization with Peter Diamandis and Salim Ismail
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