Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

My transition from scientist to entrepreneur? Some would say that I still haven't made that transition.

Leon Theremin's original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It's like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level.

Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention.

The consumer can pop for a spree now and then, but spending at its basic level is pressured by a negative savings rate.

At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.