Episode 6 | Cryonic Preservation of the Brain and Body
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 6s
One team’s effort to give people a second chance at life.
David visits Alcor Life Extension Foundation where CEO Max More explains that the team’s aim is to give people a second chance at life.
Episode 6 | Cryonic Preservation of the Brain and Body
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 6s
David visits Alcor Life Extension Foundation where CEO Max More explains that the team’s aim is to give people a second chance at life.
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Episode 6 | Attempting to Create Artificial Intelligence
A humanoid robot that can learn from the world.
Swapping out cells for circuits, it may be possible for the mind to exist digitally. (2m 50s)
Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already? (2m 46s)
Episode 6 | Emergence: What Ants can Teach Us
Cooperation can give rise to something much greater - and teach us about consciousness.
Episode 6 | Expanding Our Sensory Horizons
In theory, there is no limit to the number of new senses we may create in the future. (1m 21s)
Episode 6 | The Chinese Room Thought Experiment
Dr. David Eagleman demonstrates the Chinese Room thought experiment. (2m 19s)
Episode 6 | The Connectome: Mapping the Brain
The team building a three dimensional map of the brain’s connections. (3m 12s)
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