It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.

Whatever the difference between brilliant and average brains, we are all creative. And through practice and study we can enhance our skills and talents.

We are our brains. My brain is talking to your brain our bodies are hanging along for the ride.

I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.

Adding hardware to any computer is hard. The reality is, you're sticking in disks, trying to run installers. We do a very sophisticated installation and de-install but it's invisible to the user and happens almost instantaneously.

And, you know, the fact is, if you believe in evolution, we all have a common ancestor, and we all have a common ancestry with the plant in the lobby. This is what evolution tells us. And, it's true. It's kind of unbelievable.

Complexity is not a cause of confusion. It is a result of it.

Coming in second place just means you were the first person to lose.

Your perception of the world is ... really a fabrication of your model of the world. You don't really see light or sound. You perceive it because your model says this is how the world is, and those patterns invoke the model. It's hard to believe, but it really is true.

Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.

If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong.