Sleep kind of fascinates me, especially dreams. In fact, anything the human brain and its subconscious is capable of is quite incredible in my opinion. Given that the brain is effectively a collection of cells and electrical impulses it is quite amazing that said biological computer evolved as it did, to allow humans the feelings of conciousness, [...]

I previously discussed how Henry Markram claimed to be able to build an artificial brain within 10 years time, so I thought it would be apt to show footage of a lecture he gave at TED regarding this topic. I still find this idea to be fascinating along with all the moral, scientific and philosophical [...]