P. W. Singer and August Cole:

In modern times, wars between sovereign states have generally been left to militaries and government intelligence agencies, but a cyber war will almost assuredly see civilians join the fight.

Micky McManus:

In 2010, ten billion microprocessors were manufactured; we made more transistors than we grew grains of rice.

David Gelles:

N.H.T.S.A. estimates that it has 0.3 staff members for every 100 fatalities in automobile crashes; the F.A.A. has at its disposal over 10,000 staff members for every 100 fatalities on commercial aircraft.

Simon Kuper:

Roads will soon probably kill more people than either AIDS or tuberculosis.

Jonathan Franzen:

They have adopted new technologies in pursuit of greater control, only to feel controlled by them ... They worry, often nostalgically, that they're missing out on something fundamental.

Emily Badger:

The most disadvantaged are more likely -- and have grown even more likely over time -- to die in car crashes than people who are well-off.

Marcelo Rinesi:

Is your self-driving car deliberately slowing down to give priority to the higher-priced models?

Richard Bejtlich:

The ability to inflict asymmetric cost on adversaries ... plays a role in the digital arena.