Jeff Hawkins: Computer Architect, Neuroscientist, and Author

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🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Join Guy Kawasaki on this week's Remarkable People podcast with guest Jeff Hawkins. Jeff a Silicon Valley veteran often credited with starting the entire handheld computing industry. He is a serial entrepreneur, scientist, engineer, and inventor. He also founded two mobile computing companies, Palm and Handspring, and is the architect of many computing products such as the PalmPilot and Treo smartphone. Jeff is the cofounder of Numenta, a research company focused on brain theory and AI. Previously, he founded the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, a scientific institute focused on understanding the neocortex. The Redwood Institute is located at U.C. Berkeley. Jeff recently published his second book, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth.
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0:48.2	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people.
0:52.3	Our remarkable guest is Jeff Hawkins.
0:55.0	Jeff founded two mobile computer companies, Palm and Handspring.
0:59.0	If you're not too young, you may have heard of their products, the Palm Pilot and the Trio Smartphone.
1:05.0	More recently, Jeff founded the Redwood Neurosciences Institute, a scientific organization focused on understanding
1:12.7	the neocortex. His latest company is Numenta. It is investigating brain theory and artificial
1:19.2	intelligence. He has written two books. His latest is called A Thousand Brains, a New Theory of
1:26.1	Intelligence. In this book and in our interview, Jeff covers topics such as
1:30.9	how the brain makes sense and how it is deceived,
1:35.1	a different model for the brain as opposed to a fast computer,
1:39.2	and why AI isn't a big threat to mankind.
1:42.5	Yet, anyway.
1:47.9	I also learned why I look at my Yeti Cup completely differently after reading his book. Jeff has a BS in electrical engineering from Cornell University.
1:54.9	He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003. This episode of Remarkable People is brought you by Remarkable, the paper
2:03.0	tablet company. Yes, you got that right. Remarkable is sponsored by Remarkable. I have version 2 in my hot
2:10.8	little hands and it's so good, a very impressive upgrade. Here's how I use it. 1. Taking notes while I'm interviewing a podcast guests.
2:20.5	2. Taking notes while being brief about speaking gigs.
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