If you think backwards from a big problem, and you talk to all these other people who have skills and who think forward from their skills, it's very easy to form collaborations because everyone is incentivized to work together.

One of the things that got me transitioning from physical science to brain science was asking, Why do we understand so much about the universe?

Life is an adventure - Savor every instant!

Remember, when we're conscious of something, that state is quite often generated by unconscious processes that happen right before it.

The skill-providers want to have more impact and solve problems; the problem people want new tools to get their problems solved.

If we succeed, it makes no sense to keep it only for ourselves.

The world is your playground - play with a sense of destiny.