Is it possible to simulate a human brain? (Limits of Science: Podcast #3)

Is it possible to simulate a human brain? (Limits of Science: Podcast #3) Today's topic, as we already told you in the last program, is about "If it is possible to simulate a human brain today." A topic, which although it may not seem like it, is closely linked to the topic of artificial intelligence that is on everyone's lips lately: Let's see how the debate between Andrés and Laura goes! 00:00 - Presentation and introduction of the episode 00:01:34 - What does it really mean to simulate a human brain? 00:02:05 - The magnitude of the challenge: 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion synapses 00:02:43 - Supercomputing and neuromorphic systems (The DeepSouth project) 00:04:03 - The Human Brain Project (2013-2024) and its bittersweet results 00:05:02 - Recent advances: The brain map of the fruit fly (FlyWire) 00:05:37 - Simulation of the cerebral cortex of a mouse with the Fugaku supercomputer 00:06:56 - The vision of AI leaders: Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman and Yann LeCun 00:08:04 - Current barriers: The enigma of knowledge and the problem of emergency 00:08:58 - The limitation of computing power and energy consumption 00:10:05 - The philosophical dilemma and consciousness in a digital brain 00:11:03 - Current medical applications: Study of diseases and Virtual Brain Twin 00:12:32 - Full brain emulation and consciousness uploading to the cloud 00:13:56 - Call to action: Support the channel (Like, subscribe and comments) 00:15:18 - Preview of the next episode: Quantum computing and its maturity