Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
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Music by: The New Year: thenewyear.net
Show notes: braininspired.co/podcast/147
Noah Hutton writes, directs, and scores documentary and narrative films. On this episode, we discuss his documentary In Silico. In 2009, Noah watched a TED talk by Henry Markram, in which Henry claimed it would take 10 years to fully simulate a human brain. This claim inspired Noah to chronicle the project, visiting Henry and his team periodically throughout. The result was In Silico, which tells the science, human, and social story of Henry's massively funded projects - the Blue Brain Project and the Human Brain Project.
0:00 - Intro
3:36 - Release and premier
7:37 - Noah's background
9:52 - Origins of In Silico
19:39 - Recurring visits
22:13 - Including the critics
25:22 - Markram's shifting outlook and salesmanship
35:43 - Promises and delivery
41:28 - Computer and brain terms interchange
49:22 - Progress vs. illusion of progress
52:19 - Close to quitting
58:01 - Salesmanship vs bad at estimating timelines
1:02:12 - Brain simulation science
1:11:19 - AGI
1:14:48 - Brain simulation vs. neuro-AI
1:21:03 - Opinion on TED talks
1:25:16 - Hero worship
1:29:03 - Feedback on In Silico
Rent or buy In Silico: vimeo.com/ondemand/insilico2
The In Silico website: insilicofilm.com
Patreon for full episodes and Discord community:
patreon.com/braininspired
Free Video Series: Open Questions in AI and Neuroscience:
braininspired.co/open
Apple podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brain-inspired/id1428880766?mt=2
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2UZj8c8Ap5oc2gh2rJxLLe
Music by: The New Year: thenewyear.net
Show notes: braininspired.co/podcast/147
Noah Hutton writes, directs, and scores documentary and narrative films. On this episode, we discuss his documentary In Silico. In 2009, Noah watched a TED talk by Henry Markram, in which Henry claimed it would take 10 years to fully simulate a human brain. This claim inspired Noah to chronicle the project, visiting Henry and his team periodically throughout. The result was In Silico, which tells the science, human, and social story of Henry's massively funded projects - the Blue Brain Project and the Human Brain Project.
0:00 - Intro
3:36 - Release and premier
7:37 - Noah's background
9:52 - Origins of In Silico
19:39 - Recurring visits
22:13 - Including the critics
25:22 - Markram's shifting outlook and salesmanship
35:43 - Promises and delivery
41:28 - Computer and brain terms interchange
49:22 - Progress vs. illusion of progress
52:19 - Close to quitting
58:01 - Salesmanship vs bad at estimating timelines
1:02:12 - Brain simulation science
1:11:19 - AGI
1:14:48 - Brain simulation vs. neuro-AI
1:21:03 - Opinion on TED talks
1:25:16 - Hero worship
1:29:03 - Feedback on In Silico
