Wetware computers — new superbrains from the lab?

A swiss company has succeeded in linking ‘mini-brains’ called organoids with microchips. Is this the first step toward building computers based not on silicon, but on biological material and ‘living’ neurons?

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What do we know about the structure of the human brain? A Swiss company called FinalSpark is growing brain organoids that can be linked to chips, and these ‘mini-brains’ can already perform simple tasks. Could they become the energy efficient biocomputers of the future? What are the opportunities of biological systems—and the limits of AI? Also on the show: Errors at Wikipedia, and a groundbreaking new space telescope.

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