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“A lot of good ideas are actually bad ideas because, since they sound good, everybody's already doing them.”

Quote by Edward Boyden

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Edward Boyden is a renowned neuroscientist born on August 18, 1979. He has made significant contributions to the field of neuroscience, particularly in the areas of optogenetics and neural circuit engineering. Professor Boyden holds a faculty position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is dedicated to exploring how the brain works and how to enhance brain function through technological means. more

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“I often try to think about, What sounds like a bad idea, but if you find the right plan of attack, it's actually a really good idea? I spend a lot of time really trying to systematically tackle problems from different angles.”

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“I spend a lot of time going over old conversation summaries. A lot of the old ones are about ideas that ended in failure, the project didn't work. But hey, you know what? That was five years ago, and now computers are faster, or some new information has come along, the world is different. So we're able to reboot the project.”

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“For the last century of neuroscience, lots of people have tried to control neurons using all sorts of different technologies - pharmacology (drugs), electrical pulses, and so on. But none of these technologies are precise. With optogenetics, we can aim light at a single cell, or a set of cells, and turn just that set of cells on or off.”

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“Unlike optogenetics, where there are existing nonprofits that give away the DNA for free or at cost, expansion microscopy requires chemicals to be used, so having a company that makes the chemistry kit that anybody can use can save time.”

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“If we succeed, it makes no sense to keep it only for ourselves.”

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“If a girl gets assaulted, it's not because she was drunk. It's because somebody decided to assault her.”

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“The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women.”

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“You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things.”

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“There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the truth, it's really a he-said, she-said. But it turns out if you study the cases, something like 97 percent of the cases are actually true. And you think about it common sense - wise: Why would a young girl or a woman bring this attention upon herself? It's nonsensical. It sets up a binary equation where, in fact, if a girl makes that accusation, she's usually not lying about it.”

“It seems like we're not learning as a community, as a society.”

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