A Real-Life Biotech Company is Trying to Reanimate the Dead

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Another major component would also be development into research on somehow storing, transferring and/or "backing up" consciousness and memories. So yes, there is indeed a point to this research.

The human brain has an estimated storage capacity of approx. 3,000 terabytes. If just one of the hard drives failed, it'd be like you got a lobotomy.

 

[Bad Jim]

Another major component would also be development into research on somehow storing, transferring and/or "backing up" consciousness and memories. So yes, there is indeed a point to this research.

The human brain has an estimated storage capacity of approx. 3,000 terabytes. If just one of the hard drives failed, it'd be like you got a lobotomy.

Every time I've googled the storage capacity of the human brain I've gotten a different answer, and the estimates vary wildy. We do have a reasonably accurate figure for the number of neurons (86 billion) but we really don't know the storage capacity. But know that if you were filling up your 3000TB storage capacity over say 200 years, it would amount to 15TB a year, 41GB a day, 1.7GB an hour, 28MB a minute or 475KB a second. It is not likely that you would ever lose your keys if you could remember that much data, as your brain would be storing multiple megabytes while you were misplacing them.

Of course, the data needed to describe the brain might be much, much higher than the data capacity.

 

[Quellist]

Interesting.
Bioquark must be a subdivision of Umbrella.

Came here to say just this. Grr, beaten to the punch again!

 

[Parasondox]

For fuck sakes.

*grabs axe*

Seriously, scientist and people with money. STOP!! You are going to get too ambitious and too extreme with the science. Yeah, this is only Alpha but when it's the final product, it better not go tits up.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Every time I've googled the storage capacity of the human brain I've gotten a different answer, and the estimates vary wildy. We do have a reasonably accurate figure for the number of neurons (86 billion) but we really don't know the storage capacity. But know that if you were filling up your 3000TB storage capacity over say 200 years, it would amount to 15TB a year, 41GB a day, 1.7GB an hour, 28MB a minute or 475KB a second. It is not likely that you would ever lose your keys if you could remember that much data, as your brain would be storing multiple megabytes while you were misplacing them.

Of course, the data needed to describe the brain might be much, much higher than the data capacity.

Maybe we have bitchingly cool compression algorythms.

 

[Strazdas]

Fascinating. My question here; is being "brain dead" not the same as actually being dead? Like they're keeping the body alive but the brain isn't functioning completely? How does that work, and what is the mental state of a brain dead individual? If they can actually bring them back, I wonder what the subjects will say.

Not necessarely. A brain dead person kept alive by life support can be what is often refered to as "the vegetable". Which is to say that his body is technically alive but there is no brain activity. There is no mental state.

Please grant telekinesis powers...pleaaase.

Telekinesis is best power for the lazy. Im too lazy to stand up and reach something, better telekinesis it to me!

The human brain has an estimated storage capacity of approx. 3,000 terabytes. If just one of the hard drives failed, it'd be like you got a lobotomy.

The human brain has no estimated storage capacity. This is because that "approximation" keeps increasing every year it seems. i remmeber when it was 500 gigabytes (back then this sounded ludicrous for computers). In reality though brain memory works differently.

But know that if you were filling up your 3000TB storage capacity over say 200 years, it would amount to 15TB a year, 41GB a day, 1.7GB an hour, 28MB a minute or 475KB a second. It is not likely that you would ever lose your keys if you could remember that much data, as your brain would be storing multiple megabytes while you were misplacing them.

To store JUST the visual aspect of what we see (without any other input) in resolution appriximation of what we see and without lossy compression (no data is lost) we would require at least ~100 MB a second of data accumulation. 475 KB is NOTHING. And mind you thats just for vision, ignoring ALL other inputs as well as any internal processes (such as pain, hunger, ect).

 

[FalloutJack]

Unless, of course, this DOESN'T create the goddamn zombies. THEN, we're cool.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Please grant telekinesis powers...pleaaase.

Telekinesis is best power for the lazy. Im too lazy to stand up and reach something, better telekinesis it to me!

What if the body requires fitness to power telekinesis? Just going by my general knowledge of the human physiology, the brain works best when the body is also fairly well tuned and active, whereas folks who're less active actually have decreased bloodflow which hampers efficiency in the cardiovascular system and affects peak brain performance. So maybe you'll be able to use TK but if you're lazy you might be able to lightly dust your room but the effort would tire you out.

 

[Strazdas]

Please grant telekinesis powers...pleaaase.

Telekinesis is best power for the lazy. Im too lazy to stand up and reach something, better telekinesis it to me!

What if the body requires fitness to power telekinesis? Just going by my general knowledge of the human physiology, the brain works best when the body is also fairly well tuned and active, whereas folks who're less active actually have decreased bloodflow which hampers efficiency in the cardiovascular system and affects peak brain performance. So maybe you'll be able to use TK but if you're lazy you might be able to lightly dust your room but the effort would tire you out.

Well any movement would require you to expel energy, so you could consider doing that as a form of fitness

I dont know how much of that is true, maybe im different or something but physical activity makes my mental activity decrease, not the other way around.