In order to figure out how to make atoms compute, you have to learn how to speak their language and to understand how they process information under normal circumstances.

All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of.

I can speak French but I cannot understand it.

You can be extremely bright and still have dyslexia. You just have to understand how you learn and how you process information. When you know that, you can overcome a lot of the obstacles that come with dyslexia.

You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.

People appreciate when you make an effort to speak their language.