So What’s Your “Real Name”?
Aren’t there people you would love to chat with? For me, it would be someone like James Clerk Maxwell, John Napier or David Bowie, and I’d ask them about their genius ideas. And, I’ve been very lucky to chat with some great people, such as Len Adleman, Marty Hellman and Bruce Schneier, but there’s one person who would definitely be on my list to chat with … Vitalik Buterin — the co-creator of Ethereum.
The thing about Vitalik is that he’s not your typical academic who writes academic papers full of mathematical symbols. He’s a careful thinker and a meticulous worker. Perhaps he’s the opposite of Richard Branson or Elon Musk, and that’s why he’s so interesting? For Elon Musk, it’s all about the big picture — as it should be for a business leader — but there’s a need for those who look under the hood, and can make sense of complexity, and explain things in a simple and engaging way. He’s a great teacher … and that’s one of the best things that anyone can be.
And, so, this dropping on my Twitter feed [here]:
It’s actually a deep thought, and takes a while to see the significant. My real name is “Bill”, and that’s what people refer to me as. It’s as real as I am. My academic name is…
