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Synthetic Biological Intelligence with Brett Kagan

StarTalk Radio

CHAPTER

Exploring Synthetic Biological Intelligence

The chapter delves into the concept of synthetic biological intelligence by comparing technology and biology, exploring the potential implications for the future. Guests discuss building synthetic intelligence processors, creating brain cells in a dish to integrate with electronic circuitry, and the ethical considerations of the process. They also touch on the complexity of neurons, their communication, reorganization in response to information, and potential applications in curing nerves and diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

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