To A Physicist, We Have The 'i'

Aging Is Basically The Build-up Of Error: Error At The Genetic Level, Error At The Cellular Level. Cells Normally Repair Themselves; That's Why You Heal When You Get A Cut. But Even The Mechanism Of Repair Eventually Falls Apart.

There's The Caveman In Us. The Caveman In You Says, "i Want Direct Contact. I Don't Want A Picture." The Caveman In Our Body Says Once In A While, We Have To Go Outside. We Have To Meet Real People, Talk To Real People, And Do Real Things.

The Most Complex Object In The Known Universe: Brain, Only Uses 20 Watts Of Power. It Would Require A Nuclear Power Plant To Energize A Computer The Size Of A City Block To Mimic Your Brain, And Your Brain Does It With Just 20 Watts. So If Someone Calls You A Dim Bulb, That's A Compliment.

Sometimes The Public Says, 'what's In It For Numero Uno? Am I Going To Get Better Television Reception? Am I Going To Get Better Internet Reception?' Well, In Some Sense, Yeah. ... All The Wonders Of Quantum Physics Were Learned Basically From Looking At Atom-smasher Technology. ... But Let Me Let You In On A Secret: We Physicists Are Not Driven To Do This Because Of Better Color Television. ... That's A Spin-off. We Do This Because We Want To Understand Our Role And Our Place In The Universe.

To A Physicist, We Have The 'i' Word, The I-word Is 'impossible.' That's Dangerous.