No One Knows When A Robot Will

The Idea That Excites Me The Most Concerns The Two Greatest Puzzles In Science: The Origin Of The Universe, And The Origin Of Consciousness. The Origin Of The Universe Is What I Do For A Living, Working On String Theory. But I Am Also Fascinated By Consciousness.

We Have Learned More About The Brain In The Last Fifteen Years Than In All Prior Human History, And The Mind, Once Considered Out Of Reach, Is Finally Assuming Center Stage.

When You Come Up With A Theory, You Fall In Love With The Beauty The Simplicity And Elegance Of It. But Then You Have To Get A Sheet Of Paper And Pencil And Crack Out All The Details. Hundreds And Hundreds Of Pages. Because You Have To Prove It.

There Is So Much Noise On The Internet, With Would-be Prophets Daily Haranguing Their Audience And Megalomaniacs Trying To Push Bizarre Ideas, That Eventually People Will Cherish A New Commodity: Wisdom.

All Kids Are Born Geniuses, But Are Crushed By Society.