062: What is the Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces?

In today's episode we talk about brain-computer interfaces. We discuss the range of available invasive and non-invasive sensor options, the difficulties of processing brain signals, and the wide variety of ways computers might use realtime brain data. While it's clear that BCIs promise incredible benefits to people who are paralyzed, it's less clear how extensively BCIs will benefit able-bodied humans. We explore what some of those benefits (and dangers) might be.

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