Is Self Regulating a Myth?

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i think there's a lot of em questions about lies and memories that are that make the question very nuanced. Would it be good if we had a fairly accurate lie detector? I could read your brain waves, maybe the tone of your voice, your micro expressions,. but it would be able to tell if you're telling the truth or not. So anyway, i think that we have to make sure that the science accelerates as fast as the technology. Now, i sometimes the say that the hard part of narro technology is the narrow part maybe we'll have the ability to scan brains with unprecedented accuracy at some point in the future.

Ed Boyden builds the tools and technologies that help researchers think about and treat the brain, an organ we still know surprisingly little about. When it comes to how our brains make decisions, form emotions, and exhibit consciousness, there is still a lot we can learn.

But just as fascinating as the tools Boyden and his team build is the way in which they build them. Boyden employs a number of methods to design more useful tools, such as thinking backwards from the problem, hiring eclectic talent, practicing a particular type of meditation, waking long before dawn, or just trying the opposite of what’s already been attempted.

Would emulating the brain require emulating the entire body? Is consciousness fundamental to the universe, or is it actually just an illusion? Does a certain disharmony in thought lead to creativity? Why don’t people feel comfortable talking about their brains? And why is it so hard for us to be empathetic with one another? Listen to this engaging and brain-stimulating conversation with Tyler to hear his perspective.

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Recorded February 5th, 2019 Other ways to connect

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