lemme in to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down16
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-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 Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareMeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 hours 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 Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·6 hours 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-squareMeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours 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.