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The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 6 | Take Control of Your Future

Our future lies in our own hands.

11/18/2015 | Rating TV-PG

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 6 | Take Control of Your Future

Clip: Episode 6 | 1m 54s

Our future lies in our own hands.

Science and technology are giving us the tools to push the boundaries of the human life cycle.

11/18/2015 | Rating TV-PG

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Episode 6 | Attempting to Create Artificial Intelligence

Clip: Ep6 | A humanoid robot that can learn from the world.

Episode 6 | Brain Uploading

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 | Digital Life

Clip: Ep6 | 2m 46s | Imagine life inside a computer, in a simulated world. Could we be there already? (2m 46s)

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 | 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)

Who will we Be? | Preview

Preview: Ep6 | 30s | What’s next for the human brain, and for our species? (30s)

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