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" As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications. "

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" We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show. "

Walter O'Brien

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" It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC. "

" My left brain has gradually 'eaten' the right-brain capabilities away. "

" You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust. "

" I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely. "

" Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try. "

" Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets. "

" When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64. One of my crowning accomplishments was writing a silly little program that showed a crudely-drawn Space Shuttle lifting off in a cloud of pixelated smoke. "

" It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland. "

" I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't. "

" As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier. "

" At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages. "

" Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.' "

Walter O'Brien

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" I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. "

" There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' "

" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "

" The California Science Center is a cornerstone in California's push to educate and encourage students to reach their full potential and to pursue careers in science and engineering. "

" If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die. "

" My personal philosophy is that people should be extremely selfish for the first half of their life and extremely unselfish for the second half because then they can do the most good. "

" Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me - Rubik's cubes and things like that. "

" City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me. "

" Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done. "

" A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective. "

" My personality is extremely unbalanced. "

" Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes. "

" High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical. "

Walter O'Brien

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Surprises

" When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales. "

" I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services. "

" I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference. "

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