lemme in to [email protected]English • 3 months agoThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.commessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1333cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1333external-linkThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.comlemme in to [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square144fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•3 months agoI think the only way we know it is us for sure is if we are conscious in both the original and clone at the same time. Like… okay… I know this is me in the new brain, I’ll shut down the other one.
minus-squareArthur BesselinkfedilinkEnglish28•3 months ago Like… okay… I know this is me in the new brain, I’ll shut down the other one. the other one: i’m pretty sure you’ve got it backwards, pal
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•3 months agoNo, no… you misunderstood. We’re just taking a trip to the brain farm up north. You’ll be able to think with the other brains up there. It’ll be fun.
I think the only way we know it is us for sure is if we are conscious in both the original and clone at the same time. Like… okay… I know this is me in the new brain, I’ll shut down the other one.
the other one: i’m pretty sure you’ve got it backwards, pal
No, no… you misunderstood. We’re just taking a trip to the brain farm up north. You’ll be able to think with the other brains up there. It’ll be fun.
Read Old Man’s War.