Exploring Brain Hacks and Brain Organoids

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This chapter delves into the challenges of studying the human brain and understanding brain disorders while discussing the process of reprogramming skin cells to create brain organoids in a laboratory dish. It highlights the breakthrough in cell reprogramming and the potential for studying electrical signals and communication between cells in these brain organoids.

We're entering a new era of brain monitoring and enhancement, but what are the ethical implications? This hour, TED speakers explore the potential and pitfalls of merging our minds with machines. Guests include legal scholar and AI ethicist Nita Farahany, neurotechnologist and entrepreneur Conor Russomanno, neuroscientist and physician Sergiu Pașca and sous chef Kate Faulkner.

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