The Wall Street Journal called him “the restless genius.”

Forbes said he was “the ultimate thinking machine.” by Forbes magazine.

Inc. Magazine proclaimed him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison.”

Author. Inventor. Futurist. Freak?

If you don’t know Ray Kurzweil, you should definitely read up on his Wikipedia page. Then, check out this graphic by our friends at GrasshopperGroup. When you’re done with that, scroll down and watch the Ted video under the graphic..

At that point, you should be giving yourself a pep talk about how you can be as geeky cool as this guy.