The body has a self defense mechanism and, you know, phases on set to star. Just how long does this stuff last in the human body? Are we talking days, minutes, weeks, months or years? The good news is that the lifespan is measured in years. Seven years is not a, it's not a good run. You don't want to be seeing a neurosurgeon every five, seven years.
Are we nearing the singularity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about brain machine interfaces and prosthetics you can control with your mind, with biomedical engineer Dr. Cindy Chestek and neurosurgeon Dr. Parag Patil
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