Here is the clip of John Stewart’s interview with Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist whose latest book, The Future of the Mind, discusses the power of the brain. Feel free to post a comment on this clip if you are still needing to fulfill your blog assignment.
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Studying the brain and using it to help people with disabilities is awesome and the value in that is worthwhile to pursue for sure. However, it seems quite creepy that scientist may have an interest in developing a way to put on micro chips or drives (imprints of personalities/ what we know as soul) or allow several generations down the line to somewhat communicate with deceased relatives or friends.
How realistic is that communication even if it seems similar, that it actually could replicate who anyone is as an individual now functioning in whatever the world is like then? Maybe its fascinating to others but don’t really see the need for that particular interest.
As for how incredible the human brain is and just how hard it is to replicate outside the brain is so striking and intriguing. It would be great to be a mastermind at various subjects or endeavors though!!
It’s a very comic way to introduce such a complex and new idea. It’s crazy to think how far we have gone mapping the human brain, and I am just wandering where we will be twenty years from now? Would we even need to go to school anymore? Or just have geniuses making data and uploading it to our brains.
I’m very skeptical about this idea. If this concept is similar to the “disability” of Kim Peek who is able to learn and memorize information at a glance I don’t see the point of manipulating the brain in this fashion. as Michio Kaku stated in the video, “what sits on your shoulder is the most complex object in the known universe.” This alone makes me want to reject any notion of this “advancement.”
If your brain is the most complex object in the known universe, why want to treat it as a dropbox of sorts, put any information in it as you please? Also, how many people are going to have access to this? I’m pretty sure this isn’t something that’s going to be found on amazon for 100 dollars.
I would much rather have experienced history than be able to download information about 1912 in Germany, or what caused the great depression.
I don’t know, it seems very questionable or I may just be a very tough critic.
I think there is not enough of evidence to support such complex ideas. “Digitalizing our soul” and uploading mathematical know-how to our brain seems unbelievable based on his arguments. The brain – our mind – and soul are such complex parts of us, which haven’t been truly discovered until today. In the same breath, I find it highly unlikely that we are going to experience some sort of memory chip/card that will store or upload information of or to our brain. The idea is obviously great but until it’s going to be fully discovered our generation is not existing anymore.
In my opinion, the modern technology already reached the level, when the human brain can interact via neuron impulses with computer chipset. I have watched the video about the scientist who crated the prosthesis, which are feel totally natural. Here is the link:
http://youtu.be/CDsNZJTWw0w
I was impressed, how wires are connected to human limbs. I think in the case of bionic parts of body, the idea of cybernetics development is totally relevant, even more so, people need it.
However, I think that in terms of brain research, science is so far away from sufficient understanding of the matter, that Michio Kaku simply can not state such things seriously. I think that his book for the most part, is the science fiction.
This is such a cool idea but a crazy one, this idea will create an equality in intelligence hopefully. If we are allowed to store memory, it would be amazing and there will be no need to study just upload the notes to your brain. Very good video and the idea is conveyed in a comic way. The idea might feel impossible but I think it will eventually happen in the future. The technology will be play a major role in the future.
I am fascinated and think that is great that they want to use it for people who would be gaining something they thought they permanently lost. Like patients with Alzihimers diease, so that they can regain their memory, or in the case or Stephen Hawker who is now capable of mentally typing on a computer while being completely paralyzed. It’s a persons dream come true to be capable of functioning a normal life while being disabled. I believe it gets complicated when it comes to a sort of immorality. I don’t think things like personality can be put on a cd rom. I for one like having complete control over myself and that idea freaks me out a bit.
I like the idea that we humans forget for a reason, I can not imagine having every bad memory linger with me forever. When something bad happens to us it hurts the most at the current time, but the more time passes the pain slightly becomes less and less. One would never be able to forgive or let go if we remembered everything, there would be fewer second chances.