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Jeff Hawkins Biography

Jeffrey Hawkins (/ˈhɔːkɪnz/; born June 1, 1957) is the American founder of Palm Computing (where he invented the PalmPilot) and Handspring (where he invented the Treo). He has since turned to work on neuroscience full-time, founded the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience (formerly the Redwood Neuroscience Institute) in 2002, founded Numenta in 2005 and published On Intelligence describing his memory-prediction framework theory of the brain. In 2003 he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering "for the creation of the hand-held computing paradigm and the creation of the first commercially successful example of a hand-held computing device."

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Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.

Brain, Doe, Foundation, Function, Prediction, Things

Your perception of the world is. . . really a fabrication of your model of the world. You don't really see light or sound. You perceive it because your model says this is how the world is, and those patterns invoke the model. It's hard to believe, but it really is true.

Believe, Light, Perception, True, World

You know what, we don't know diddley squat about brains and no one has a clue how these things work, so don't believe what anyone tells you.

Believe, Brain, Clue, Diddley, Squat, Tells

If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong.

Assumption, Big, Looks, Our World, Understanding

In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation.

Grade, Melting, Next, People, School, States

I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.

Brain, Brains, Design, Study, Things, Two

Annexation is probably the most valuable tool a city has to ensure orderly growth and development.

Cities, Development, Growth, Orderly, Probably, Tools

Whatever the difference between brilliant and average brains, we are all creative. And through practice and study we can enhance our skills and talents.

Creativity, Average, Practice, Study, Talents

Complexity is not a cause of confusion. It is a result of it.

Cause, Complexity, Confusing, Confusion, Result, Understanding

Adding hardware to any computer is hard. The reality is, you're sticking in disks, trying to run installers. We do a very sophisticated installation and de-install but it's invisible to the user and happens almost instantaneously.

Instantaneously, Invisible, Reality, Running, Sophisticated, Trying

And, you know, the fact is, if you believe in evolution, we all have a common ancestor, and we all have a common ancestry with the plant in the lobby. This is what evolution tells us. And, it's true. It's kind of unbelievable.

Ancestry, Believe, Facts, Know, Tells, True

It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.

Ability, Crux, Future, Intelligence, Predictions

The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.

Artificial, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence, Keys, Representation

Coming in second place just means you were the first person to lose.

Firsts, Lose, Mean, Person, Persons, Place

We are our brains. My brain is talking to your brain; our bodies are hanging along for the ride.

Bodies, Body, Brain, Brains, Hanging, Talking