Episode 6 | Digital Life
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 46s
Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already?
Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already?
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Episode 6 | Digital Life
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 46s
Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already?
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Episode 6 | Attempting to Create Artificial Intelligence
Clip: Ep6 | A humanoid robot that can learn from the world.
Clip: Ep6 | 2m 50s | Swapping out cells for circuits, it may be possible for the mind to exist digitally. (2m 50s)
Episode 6 | Cryonic Preservation of the Brain and Body
Clip: Ep6 | 2m 6s | One team’s effort to give people a second chance at life. (2m 6s)
Episode 6 | Emergence: What Ants can Teach Us
Clip: Ep6 | Cooperation can give rise to something much greater - and teach us about consciousness.
Episode 6 | Expanding Our Sensory Horizons
Clip: Ep6 | 1m 21s | In theory, there is no limit to the number of new senses we may create in the future. (1m 21s)
Episode 6 | Take Control of Your Future
Clip: Ep6 | 1m 54s | Our future lies in our own hands. (1m 54s)
Episode 6 | The Chinese Room Thought Experiment
Clip: Ep6 | 2m 19s | Dr. David Eagleman demonstrates the Chinese Room thought experiment. (2m 19s)
Episode 6 | The Connectome: Mapping the Brain
Clip: Ep6 | 3m 12s | The team building a three dimensional map of the brain’s connections. (3m 12s)
Preview: Ep6 | 30s | What’s next for the human brain, and for our species? (30s)
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