Can we produce our brains on other media?

What are the challenges here, and what are the opportunities? Would this allow our consciousness to reach other galaxies on a flash drive? Check out these questions and more in this short video interview with Big Think.

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Q & A in New Scientist magazine

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School shootings spark debate ranging from gun control to bulletproof windows. But the most fruitful approach may be to prioritize our discussion of mental illness.
James Holmes’ Brain: Some Initial Speculations

In the wake of the Aurora movie theater shooting, many people had the same questions: What kind of derangement is indicated by the horrific acts of James Holmes? What is wrong with his brain? How will his mental state play out in the courts?
Time to End the War on Drugs?

To liberalise or prohibit? I joined Eliot Spitzer, Julian Assange, Vicente Fox, Russell Brand, Richard Branson and several others for an online debate.