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The Big Problem With “Big Science” Ventures—Like the Human Brain Project
The National Institutes of Health’s “Human Connectome Project” aims to elucidate the architecture of nerve fibers in the brain, as illustrated here. Patric Hagmann, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In 2005 neuroscientist Henry Markram embarked on a mission to create […] -
How We Could Find Alien Life Soon—and Why We Probably Won’t
Despite their great distance from Earthbound politics, exoplanets were the topic of a joint hearing on May 9th of the House space and research subcommittees. The recent discovery of a trio of temperate super-Earths was the hearing’s impetus, but most of the discussion was devoted to future prospects—chiefly, how and when scientists might learn whether […]