“The black expanse over our heads promise places where our industries can use resource extraction, zero-gravity manufacturing, better communications, perhaps even energy… — John Brockman Copy Share Image
“If the concept that technologies have biases were to become common knowledge, we could implement them consciously and purposefully. If we don’t… — John Brockman Knowledge Copy Share Image
“Narcissistic leaders. The ultimate weapon of mass destruction is a state. When a state is taken over by a leader with the… — John Brockman Leadership Copy Share Image
“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development.… — John Brockman Access to education Copy Share Image
“Happy brains are all alike; every unhappy brain is unhappy in its own way.” — John Brockman Happiness Copy Share Image
“Sometimes science fiction does become scientific discovery.” — John Brockman Science fiction Copy Share Image
“But discoveries are what usually egg us on. Not finding anything would be very bad indeed.” — John Brockman Copy Share Image
“But there is another case for curating as a vanguard activity for the twenty-first century. As the artist Tino Sehgal has pointed… — John Brockman Real value Copy Share Image
“Really tapping into our inner vision and inner child might not make us happier or better adjusted, but it might make us… — John Brockman Children Copy Share Image
“twice as many people in India have access to cell phones as to latrines.” — John Brockman Cell phone Copy Share Image
“Worry descends upon the worrier like a fever. Without appropriate treatment, that febrile anxiety burns away at the soul. With such treatment,… — John Brockman Fear Copy Share Image
“Kakonomics (from the Greek, the economics of the worst) describes cases wherein people not only have the standard preference for receiving high-quality… — John Brockman Economics Copy Share Image
“Change is the law. Stability and consistency are illusions, temporary in any case, a heroic achievement of human will and persistence at… — John Brockman Change Copy Share Image
“After several decades of empirical study, Jaques concluded that just as humans differ in intelligence, we differ in our ability to handle… — John Brockman Education Copy Share Image
“people readily accept credit when told they have succeeded, attributing it to their ability and effort. Yet they attribute failure to such… — John Brockman Bad luck Copy Share Image
“in case you’re interested. (It was the Soviet attack on Japan that forced Hirohito to surrender to save his war-criminal’s” — John Brockman Copy Share Image
“I believe that consciousness is, essentially, the way information feels when being processed.” — John Brockman Philosophy of Mind Copy Share Image
“Space, time, and objects might just be aspects of a sensory desktop specific to Homo sapiens. They might not be deep insights… — John Brockman Space Copy Share Image
“Every aspect of life is an experiment that can be better understood if it is perceived in that way.” — John Brockman Life Copy Share Image
“The idea that we can systematically understand certain aspects of the world and make predictions based on what we’ve learned, while appreciating… — John Brockman Learning Copy Share Image
“I have come to believe that an individual consciousness represents an entity so personal and ontologically unique that it qualifies as something… — John Brockman Spirituality Copy Share Image
“Consider the world we could live in if all of our local and global leaders, if all of our personal and professional… — John Brockman Faith Copy Share Image
“Children need practice dealing with other people. With people, practice never leads to perfect. But perfect isn’t the goal. Perfect is the… — John Brockman Children Copy Share Image
