Comments on: Worm mind control

By: Christian Gehman

Christian Gehman — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:13:52 +0000

One short step for worms, a giant step for all mankind! Frank Herbert would have loved this ….

By: MrFriendly

MrFriendly — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:12:19 +0000

Yeah, it is necessary. It’s amazing that they can even do this.

By: mARK

mARK — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:13:06 +0000

but it is a necessary first step.

By: Art

Art — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:19:10 +0000

Finally, science is starting to catch up with TV advertising, ie mind control.

By: John

John — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:33:10 +0000

“Pushing buttons on a computer doesn’t mean you can engineer one, yourself.”

That’s perfectly right. Finding some neuron to kick is far from understanding neural network logic.

By: MrFriendly

MrFriendly — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:08:06 +0000

Pushing buttons on a computer doesn’t mean you can engineer one, yourself. This research is a big step forward, but the road towards simulating even a simple organism with the complexity of this worm, down to the molecular level, is long, taking us probably at least a decade out. With a breakthrough in quantum computing, it might happen soon, though.

However, either way, I find that prospect very exciting. A less complex organism was recently simulated to a pretty detailed level, and while it might not deliver our walking, talking robots just yet, it’s really significant.

By: MrMe05

MrMe05 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:39:28 +0000

The world’s most realistic Game of Snake.

By: Bri

Bri — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:03:52 +0000

An excellent logic probe that destroys Paul Allens arguments against Rays theory of accelerating progress. This coupled with the bar code optogenetic markers should greatly speed up and automate further, brain research.