Same reason I follow opto-/magneto-/chemogenetics. Nanoparticles are new to me, so I need to do a deeper dive—a quick search hasn't led me to much info about their tech. Fair points about founder & investor; not familiar with either. Curiosity ≠ conviction for sure, & always appreciate your thoughts

Absolutely fair concerns—I’m reserving judgment too. What grabbed me is the nanoparticle angle: a possible non‑surgical path to deep‑brain I/O. I'm interested in creative approaches & alternative form factors to invasive neuromodulation devices/BCIs, since I think these will only get us so far

(which can confer a survival advantage for some species in particular situations). And over long periods of time, this increasing intelligence can lead to self-awareness, either as a side effect of greater problem solving ability or perhaps as a feature that enables greater survival in itself

but very few of them we would consider to have self awareness--just a tiny minority. So it doesn't seem that life tends automatically towards self-awareness. But I do think certain combinations of conditions and pressures can select for increasing intelligence ...

Thanks! I don't necessarily think that life generally tends towards becoming aware of itself. If you think about the vast diversity of living organisms on earth, they've all been evolving for the same amount of time (since they all share a common ancestor) ...

Thanks! 🙏

It's fascinating (and I think often under-appreciated) how intelligent some birds are! 🐦

They're really fascinating creatures! And they've always captured human imagination, whether as sea monsters or inspiration for sci-fi aliens haha

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏

Thank you! 🙏

Hello! I'd love to be added. I have a research background in biology and neuroscience (a couple random neuro papers: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34644570/, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30578972/), current master's student at Charité Berlin, and I also write about scientific ideas (medium.com/@la.payette/...)

Nice you're here! Kept checking over the past couple weeks to see if you'd made an account yet 😅

Love it! 🎨
Nice to find you on here :)

Amazing, I love it!