Every second of every day, our senses bring in way too much data than we can possibly process in our brains. Peter Diamandis brainbringdatum Change image and share on social
The fact is that data are worth a lot of money. Peter Diamandis datumfactlot Change image and share on social
True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses. Peter Diamandis breakthroughbusinesscurrent Change image and share on social
My father, who grew up picking olives on the Greek island of Lesbos, was a doctor. So my family expected me to become a physician. Peter Diamandis doctorexpectfamily Change image and share on social
The communications industry has been tremendously successful, but we need to build the railroads and the oil wells and the gold mines of space. Peter Diamandis buildcommunicationgold Change image and share on social
I've stopped watching TV news. They couldn't pay me enough money. Peter Diamandis havemoneynews Change image and share on social
Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space. Peter Diamandis agehavespace Change image and share on social
Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear. Peter Diamandis amygdalabadfear Change image and share on social
At the turn of the 20th century, the disparity in literacy here in the U.S. largely came down to race. Nearly half of minorities at that time - 45 percent - were illiterate, while 94 percent of white citizens were literate. Peter Diamandis 20thcenturycitizen share on social
Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news. Peter Diamandis amygdaladangerdetector share on social
