How to Upload Your Mind
Uploading your mind to a computer might one day let humans cheat death. The technology's a long way off, but researchers are working on closing that gap. This episode was brought to you and...
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(intro) Except for that one weird species of jellyfish that can pop back and forth between larval and adult states, all living things are built to die. So as unpleasant as it is, it's only logical to expect that someday, you will also ah, let's put this delicately, uh, stop being alive. Now, I'm going to be honest--I personally believe that a dramatically expanded lifespan would be awesome. but it's always been a long way off. And it's probably a longer way off than any of our lives will be, but there is this vague idea that in the distant future, humanity might figure out a way to cheat death. So nobody is getting their hopes up, but some researchers are trying to close the gap by figuring out how to map the human brain, and simu...
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(intro) Except for that one weird species of jellyfish that can pop back and forth between larval and adult states, all living things are built to die. So as unpleasant as it is, it's only logical to expect that someday, you will also ah, let's put this delicately, uh, stop being alive. Now, I'm going to be honest--I personally believe that a dramatically expanded lifespan would be awesome. but it's always been a long way off. And it's probably a longer way off than any of our lives will be, but there is this vague idea that in the distant future, humanity might figure out a way to cheat death. So nobody is getting their hopes up, but some researchers are trying to close the gap by figuring out how to map the human brain, and simu...
