As a college student, what really interested me was the human brain and human intelligence.

— Sebastian Thrun

At the end of the day, the true value proposition of education is employment.

— Sebastian Thrun

Call me an optimist, but in the past 300 years we have built amazing technologies which - by and large - have advanced humanity.

— Sebastian Thrun

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

Education should learn from the positive side of gaming - reward, accomplishment, and fun.

— Sebastian Thrun

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

— Sebastian Thrun

Honestly, the average American spends about 52 minutes a day in commute traffic. And as much as I love driving my car and many people like driving their car, commuting has never been fun for me.

— Sebastian Thrun

I believe e-courses will eventually change people's attitude toward learning. Education will play an increasingly dominant role in people's lives. For people of all ages and all geographies.

— Sebastian Thrun

I care about education for everyone, not just the elite.

— Sebastian Thrun

If we study learning as a data science, we can reverse engineer the human brain and tailor learning techniques to maximize the chances of student success. This is the biggest revolution that could happen in education, turning it into a data-driven science, and not such a medieval set of rumors professors tend to carry on.

— Sebastian Thrun