Tag Archives: blue brain

Blue Brain’s Henry Markram

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Blue Brain is, in my opinion, the world’s most interesting project of any kind: Here’s another film that shows the lab in Lausanne, Switzerland along with another Markram interview:   http://vimeo.com/8977365 Advertisements

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Future of Education Part II

Posted on June 12, 2009 by

In the coming years people are likely to experience the most profound transformation in all of history.  The  event is often called “The singularity” because it’s very hard to know what will happen after the the ongoing fast rise in … Continue reading →

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Dear President Obama – Fund these projects FTW!

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

I’ve written about the remarkable Blue Brain project here and at Technology Report, but there is a new AI project on the block that some seem to think has more potential to attain “strong AI” or independent computer thinking and … Continue reading →

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Computer Reads Minds, World Yawns

Posted on June 23, 2008 by

One of the fun parts of hanging out in the technology world is getting a good sense of the next big thing before folks really tune into how significant the next big thing will be.   I remember about 12 years … Continue reading →

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Of Rats and Men: Rat brains, Blue Brains, and the coming AI age.

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

SEED magazine reports on the Blue Brain, which IMHO is the most likely project to attain machine-based self consciousness.  This in turn will change everything completely and usher in a new era that will bring more change to humanity than any previous … Continue reading →

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