World Science Festival presents: Cells To Silicon: Your Brain In 2050
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May 29, 2014 from 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm |
| Where | The Kaye Playhouse |
| Contact Name | Ovation Tix |
| Contact Phone | 866-811-4111 |
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Moderator: Robert Krulwich
Participants: Gary Marcus, John Donoghue, Sheila Nirenberg, Michel M. Maharbiz
We are at the dawn of a revolution in neuroscience, with the potential to dramatically expand how the human mind interacts with the world. For the most part, brains still need bodies--vocal cords, hands, eyes--to turn thought into action, but rudimentary mind-to-machine links have already been developed. The science fiction dream of uploading new skills and memories directly to your mind, might not be far off. Drawing from neuroscience, biology, engineering, genetics, and psychology, we will explore the breakthroughs happening in brain-machine interaction today, and speculate about the enhanced human capabilities of tomorrow.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series.
A limited number of additional tickets may be available at the door 45 minutes prior to the start of the program.
To purchase tickets or watch Livestream, visit http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/programs/cells_to_silicon/