Synthetic Biological Intelligence with Brett Kagan

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Can you make a computer chip out of neurons? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly explore organoid intelligence, teaching neurons to play Pong, and how biology can enhance technology with neuroscientist and Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs, Brett Kagan.

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0:00.0	Coming up on Star Talk Special Edition,
0:02.8	rather than attach computers to your brains,
0:06.0	what happens if a computer is made
0:10.0	of the building blocks of brains themselves.
0:14.1	Coming up on special additional.
0:18.1	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:20.8	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:25.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:29.0	This is Star Talk talk special edition.
0:34.0	The old a grass Tyson, you're a personal astrophysicist.
0:37.0	I got with me my co-host, the dynamic duo.
0:41.0	Oh, yeah.
0:42.0	Gary, Gary, how you doing, man? I'm good now. duo. Oh, yeah.
0:43.0	Gary, how you doing me?
0:44.0	I'm good now.
0:45.0	Good to be on again.
0:46.0	Former soccer pro.
0:47.0	You staying in shape a little bit?
0:48.0	No.
0:49.0	Okay.
0:50.0	We'll do a separate episode on staying in shape.
0:53.0	Just as it should be.
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