To me, mathematics, computer science, and the arts are insanely related. They're all creative expressions. Sebastian Thrun artcomputercreative Change image and share on social
Corporate America is drowning in meetings. To make one thing clear, I am not against communication. Quick one-on-ones can be extremely effective. I am talking about those hour-long recurring meetings, devoid of a clear agenda, and attended by many. I dread them. Sebastian Thrun agendumamericaattend share on social
The Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars appear in countless science fiction movies. By Hollywood standards, they are so normal we don't even notice them. But in real life, they still don't exist. What if you could buy one today? Sebastian Thrun 1960s1980sbuy 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
We humans usually feel that we are the best at everything we do, that we can safely drive ourselves. But tens of thousands of people die every year. We need to be open to having technology assist us, to find ways in which technology makes us safer. Sebastian Thrun assistdiedrive share on social
We don't look at problems logically, we look at them emotionally. We look at them through the guts. We look at them as if we're doing a high school problem, like what is beautiful, what makes me recognized among my peers. We don't go and think about things. We, as a society, don't wish to engage in rational thought. Sebastian Thrun beautifulemotionallyengage share on social
Outside the U.S., most data plans have a data limit. Sebastian Thrun datumlimitplan Change image and share on social
Online education that leaves almost everybody behind except for highly motivated students, to me, can't be a viable path to education. Sebastian Thrun educationhighlyleaf Change image and share on social
Safety has been paramount for the Google self-driving car team from the very beginning. Sebastian Thrun begincardrive Change image and share on social
I've developed my passion for cars that drive themselves from being stuck in traffic for many, many, many hours of my life. I don't know what it adds up to, but I feel like I've lost a year or two just in traffic. That's big to me. That's a lot of time, a lot of money that I just lose on the road. Sebastian Thrun addbigcar share on social