I couldn’t ignore that title. I love science. As if I haven’t enough to keep me going in my own work, I like to frequently dip my toe into topics that lie just a wee bit beyond my qualification. Usually its some kind of theoretical physics or engineering or something like that. I might not absorb much or only understand parts but I love to learn new things. I’m a Discovery whore.

Anyway, back to the topic of this post. I figured I was in for a bit of an information overload when I clicked onto Jeff Hawkins 20min talk at TED titled ‘Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing’. I was very much mistaken. First I have to appluad his enthusiasm, it pours out of him and you can feel it pulling you into his world, getting you excited about the things he gets excited about. He explained his theory on how the brain operates in a very simple and accessible way. I think he is a fantastic speaker and he has aroused my interest in a really exciting field of study.

Catch the talk here : http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/125