Big Picture Science - Thinking About Thinking
ENCORE: Congratulations, you have a big brain.
Evolution was good to Homo sapiens. But make some room on
the dais. Research shows that other animals, such as crows, may not look
smart, but can solve complex problems.
Meanwhile human engineers are busily
developing cogitating machines. Intelligent entities abound – but
are they all capable of actual thought?
Hear how crows fashion tools from new
materials and can recognize you by sight. Also, how an IBM computer may
one day outthink the engineers who designed it.
Plus, scientists who simulated a rat
brain in a computer, neuron-by-neuron, look ahead to modeling the human
brain. And, what brain disorders teach us about the brain and our sense
of self.
Guests:
This encore podcast was first released on November 9, 2105
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