#WorldAlzheimersDay is an inspiring reminder that hope is on the horizon. Brilliant scientists all over the world are working hard to stop Alzheimer’s disease—and they’re making terrific progress. gatesnot.es/3ktpeHH

What if your smart phone could detect Alzheimer’s? @TheADDF's Diagnostics Accelerator is working to make this a reality: gatesnot.es/2Y48wWP

Neurons in a culture dish trying to form connections with each other. Sped up to show 8 hours in 1 second. Bright spots are the neuron nuclei. We have 100 billion of these in our brain. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/0VFHVQ1bpC

The brain uses 10 watts of power to do up to 20 quadrillion "calculations" (synaptic firings), 1 million times more than a modern computer. 10 watts is about 300 kcal/day. So the human computer requires 3 bananas worth of power to operate. PS: These are all quick estimates.

Your brain is 73% water. Drink up.

My brain told me to tweet this. I wonder what it will tell me to do next. I'm excited by all the possibilities.

In Mlodinow’s words: 🐥 Automatic thinking helps us drive cars 📈 Analytical thinking helps us build them 🪢 But elastic thinking gave Carl Benz the idea of inventing the car in the first place

The human brain isn’t designed to process all of the world’s emergencies in realtime.

Why does the brain consume 50% of our energy even though it weighs 2% of the bodymass? Because it's in control and influences where valuable resources end up in our body. PS: this is also the same reason how CEOs pay themselves significantly more than their employees.