“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
“Traditional American intellectuals are, in a sense, increasingly reactionary, and quite often proudly (and perversely) ignorant of many of the truly significant… — John Brockman Accomplishments Copy Share Image
“if we wish to understand why, as humans, we often act in certain predictable ways (and particularly if there is a desire… — John Brockman Copy Share Image
“Human achievement is based on collective intelligence—the nodes in the human neural network are people themselves. By each doing one thing and… — John Brockman Collective intelligence 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 Common knowledge Copy Share Image
“we all have a number of executive subselves, and the only way we manage to accomplish anything in life is to allow… — John Brockman Time 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
“If, by contrast, you think that uncovering your mistakes is one of the best ways to revise and improve your understanding of… — John Brockman Failure 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
