The ability to link mind and machine has long been the realm of science fiction, but now improvements in our understanding may allow us to network brain to computer in the near future. Companies like Neurolink have begun to explore how to link our neurons to machine, and we'll explore now such neural interfaces might function and how they might change our lives. 

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Credits:
Mind-Machine Interfaces
Episode 209, Season 5 E43

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said

Cover Art: 
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Produced & Narrated by: 
Isaac Arthur

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator