Kwabena Boahen
Kwabena Boahen
Kwabena Adu Boahen is an Associate Professor of bioengineering at Stanford University. He previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania...
brute computers elegant felt figure totally tried
When I tried to figure out how computers worked, I was disgusted. I thought it was totally brute force. I felt there had to be a more elegant way to do this.
computers interact recognize
We'll be able to interact with these computers the way we interact with each other, they would recognize speech.
looks point sloppy view
From the engineering point of view (the brain) looks sloppy and gooey and slapped together.
build figure neurons organize powerful provide road solution
If we are able to figure out how these neurons organize themselves, it's going to provide a solution we need down the road to build more powerful computers.
amount energy given squeeze
How much computation can you squeeze from a given amount of energy.
technology brain information
The brain processes information using 100,000 times less energy than we do right now with this computer technology that we have.