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Science in Perspective examines what research actually shows, not what headlines say it shows. Each episode starts from real work and asks what patterns remain when the hype is stripped away. The focus is on the organizing principles that recur across various domains of science, and on why those principles so rarely survive the journey from journal to public conversation.
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Science in Perspective
Complexity Answers Complexity: Merging Brains and Machines
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In this episode I discuss recent research in merging the human brain with machines. This opens the door to reestablishing motor control in paralyzed individuals, and also raises the question as to how far this might go. Augmented memory? Increased processing power? Time will tell.
Music Attribution
Depth of Science Intro by SPmusic
Episode music by Egor Gandukhin
Further Reading
- Will implants that meld minds with machines enhance human abilities? NewScientist. https://tinyurl.com/mfs9tavd
- An integrated brain-machine interface platform with thousands of channels. Elon Musk & Neuralink. https://www.jmir.org/2019/10/e16194/
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