Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity – reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.

Common Core is a big win for education.

We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be.

My job is about the most fun thing I do, but I have a broad set of interests, going places, reading things, doing things.

So we can simulate Richter-10 earthquakes. We simulate 70-foot waves coming into these things. Very cool. We basically say no human should ever be required to do anything, because if you judge by Chernobyl and Fukushima, the human element is not on your side.

Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company's ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities.

When I was in college, for the games of that era, I was as hard core as anyone was. I wouldn't say I outgrew it, but you always have to have a finite number of addictions.