Scientists are creating a life form unlike any other
[0:52] A bacterium that uses a different genetic code to all other living organisms is being created by George Church&#…
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Juan Enriquez: What will humans look like in 100 years?
[15:45] We can evolve bacteria, plants and animals — futurist Juan Enriquez asks: Is it ethical to evolve the hum…
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What’s harder to understand, a human brain or the universe?
[3:20] The human brain is immensely complex, containing more connections than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. …
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Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Phase of Human Evolution?
[6:48] Laura Ling visits Bina48, a robot who claims she can think and speak for herself. [Source: Seeker Stories YouT…
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Andrei Linde – Why Not Nothing?
[7:33] Why isn’t there nothing at all? Why is it not the case that there is no cosmos, no laws of nature, no consciou…
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Bionic Arm – Mind Control and Sense of Touch
[6:19] We see how one of the most cutting-edge prosthetic advancements in the world includes the ability to touch and fe…
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The brain’s sleep/wake switch
[0:46] Scientists have discovered how to switch sleep on and off in flies’ brains. [Source: New Scientist You…
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Schizophrenia Simulator: When Chemistry Upends Sanity’s Balance
[1:42] It’s called mental imbalance for a reason. Sanity hangs, in part, in the gentle balance of chemicals strung to…
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New “Neural Dust” sensor could be implanted in the body
[1:50] University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be im…
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Cells To Silicon: Your Brain In 2050
[1:22:21] At present, our brains are mostly dependent on all the stuff below the neck to turn thought into action. But ad…
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