Summary: Could you live forever, and given the choice, would you take it? Being able to upload our brains to computers could happen within the next thirty years and the implications are enormous. But how would we get there? How close are we today? By exploring the technologies we have today, we try to predict how brain upload could become a reality, how long it would take, and if it would be a good thing. Enjoy the fourth episode of Miniseries 3: <a title="Miniseries 3: The Technologies of Tomorrow" href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/">The Technologies of Tomorrow</a> as we take you on a journey into the future. Clarifications: Like most science fiction shows, our ability to travel through time and that Travis uploaded his brain will be promptly forgotten about next episode. Links: Our <a href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/">Show Notes</a> for the episode including <a href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/#Reading_Minds">Reading Minds</a>, <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/#Understanding_the_Brain">Understanding the Brain</a>, <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/#Brain_Simulation">Brain Simulation</a>, <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/#How_It_Could_Happen">How It Could Happen</a>, and the <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-15-brain-upload-show-notes/#Implications">Implications</a><a href="http://thewonderofreality.com/episode-guide/miniseries-3-the-technologies-of-tomorrow/episode-14-nanotechnology-show-notes/#The_Future_of_Nanotechnology"> </a> Dr. Gallant’s work on <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://www.economist.com/node/21534748">reading minds</a> (and the <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://designenvy.aiga.org/reconstructing-visual-experiences/">resultant video</a>) The <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nbm.1585/abstract">resolution of an fMRI</a> (the kind used in Dr. Gallant’s work) The <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/Neuron.shtml">size of a neuron</a> <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://www.emotiv.com/">Emotiv</a> has been creating brain-computer interfaces since 2008 We can <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/134682-hackers-backdoor-the-human-brain-successfully-extract-sensitive-data">extract sensitive information using BCI</a> Information on BigBrain, the project that took a human brain, <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://newsatjama.jama.com/2013/06/20/bigbrain-model-offers-microscopic-views-of-human-brain/">sliced it into 7404 layers</a>, and <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2013/06/a-revolutionary-new-3d-digital-brain-atlas/">created the highest resolution reconstruction of a brain ever</a> For a wealth of information on the European Brain Project, check out their <a style="line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem;" href="http://www.humanbrainproject.eu/">website</a> The story behind <a style="line-height: 1.;"></a>
