Carboncopies Podcast

In this episode we hear a presentation by Dr. Shawn Mikula who describes slicing and imaging a whole rodent brain.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Keith Wiley, Communications Director at Carboncopies. The discussion focuses on Dr. Wiley's book "A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind-Uploading" which lists terms and thought experiments helpful for those interested in mind-uploading. His book can be purchased on Amazon using at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Taxonomy-Metaphysics-Mind-Uploading-Keith-Wiley-ebook/dp/B00NJZHGM8

This episode brings us back to the Carboncopies Workshop series with a Panel Discussion on for-profit ventures that have invested heavily in neurotechnology. The debate focuses on the goals of these companies and the potential contributions that they could offer to Neuroscience. This is the first in a three part discussion.

Episode 6 features an interview with Dr. Randal Koene by Allen Sulzen in which they discuss the idea of mind uploading in popular culture. In the interview, the two discuss the 2014 film Transcendence among other related topics.

The fifth installment of the Carboncopies Workshop series continues its presentations with Dr. Shawn Mikula speaking on his work taking serial section Electron Microscopy further than its historical applications. There is also a question and answer section where Dr. Mikula addresses inquiries from the live audience online.

In the fourth episode of the Carboncopies Podcast series, Dr. Adam Marblestone explains optical methods for molecular connectomics. The technologies discussed expand on DNA barcoding and electron microscopy techniques. Dr. Marblestone is currently a research scientist at Google DeepMind.

In the third episode of the Carboncopies Podcast Series, Professor Tony Zador presents his work in DNA barcoding and projectome mapping. This technique has already been utilized by the well known Allen Brain Atlas. Zador further presented a nascent extension of this work that offers the possibility of using the same basic technique to map connectomes.

In the second installment of the Carboncopies Podcast Series, Dr. Kenneth Hayworth discusses his research of ion beam SEM technology which has been used for the first time to preserve a whole rabbit brain. He also provides insight on possible timelines for whole brain emulation.

Episode 1 of the Carboncopies Podcast features a presentation by Dr. Randal Koene, hosted by Allen Sulzen.