The software programs that make our body run ... were evolved in very different times. We'd like to actually change those programs. One little software program, called the fat insulin receptor gene, basically says, 'Hold onto every calorie, because the next hunting season may not work out so well.' That was in the interests of the species tens of thousands of years ago. We'd like to turn that program off.
Ray KurzweilInventing is a lot like surfing: you have to anticipate and catch the wave at just the right moment.
Ray KurzweilWe appear to be programmed with the idea that there are 'things' outside of our self, and some are conscious, and some are not.
Ray KurzweilBy the end of this decade, computers will disappear as distinct physical objects, with displays built in our eyeglasses, and electronics woven in our clothing, providing full-immersion visual virtual reality.
Ray KurzweilIntuition is linear; our imaginations are weak. Even the brightest of us only extrapolate from what we know now; for the most part, we're afraid to really stretch.
Ray Kurzweil