Geniuses, Collaboration & Stubbornness
Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of stubbornness and collaboration in problem-solving, and how long it takes to master any challenge. He observes, ‘Modern problems require persistence more than genius, and we ought to value quantity over quality when it comes to intelligence… When you’re dealing with something as complex and as difficult as Fermat’s [...]
Music Intelligence
Mike McCready’s company, Platinum Blue, uses computers to analyze the mathematical patterns in songs. McCready and Malcolm Gladwell discuss how this technology can help the music business identify potential hits, and what Gladwell should listen to next. About Mike McCready: Mike McCready is an entrepreneur and executive in the international music industry and has been [...]
How Technology Will Transform Us
Prolific inventor and outrageous visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why — by the 2020s — we will have reverse-engineered the human brain, and nanobots will be operating your consciousness. Kurzweil draws on years of research to show the speed at which technology is evolving, and projects forward into an almost unthinkable future [...]
