I ultimately got into robotics because for me, it was the best way to study intelligence. Sebastian Thrun intelligenceroboticstudy Change image and share on social
I have a strong disrespect for authority and for rules. Including gravity. Gravity sucks. Sebastian Thrun authoritydisrespectgravity Change image and share on social
At Udacity, we always strive to make things better and learn from our mistakes. Sebastian Thrun learnmakemistake Change image and share on social
People complain about the rich-and-poor divide. It's crazy, no doubt about it. But what gets me is that today, a billionaire or head of state on their smartphone has the same direct access to information as a homeless person has on a smartphone - or a person in Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea. Sebastian Thrun accessbangladeshbillionaire share on social
In my son's kindergarten, they're telling us how to get him into Stanford. By their advice, I'm doing everything wrong, because I'm trying to make him happy rather than putting him through as many piano lessons as possible. Sebastian Thrun advicehappykindergarten share on social
We should have lifelong monitoring of our vital signs that predict things like skin or pancreatic cancer so we can eradicate it. We should have personalized medicine; there's a huge amount of innovation possible. Sebastian Thrun amountcancereradicate share on social
That's what Google taught me. Aim higher. Udacity is my playground - to radically experiment and find out. I've seen the light. Sebastian Thrun aimexperimentfind Change image and share on social
With any new medium, the full power is only unearthed with experimentation. Sebastian Thrun experimentationfullmedium Change image and share on social
Most cars are parked at any point in time; my estimate is that I use my car about three percent of the time. Sebastian Thrun carestimatepark Change image and share on social
Education used to be a slice of life, something you did as a child through college, and then spent the rest of your life working, and then death. Everything is about to change. I believe education will become something that fits seamlessly into life, and we will take big clunky things like degrees and college and fit them into a weekend. Sebastian Thrun bigchangechild share on social