[K1NGWARREN]

Brain in a Dish Flies Plane
Tuesday, October 26, 2004

A University of Florida scientist has created a living "brain" of cultured rat cells that now controls an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator.

Scientists say the research could lead to tiny, brain-controlled prosthetic devices and unmanned airplanes flown by living computers.

And if scientists can decipher the ground rules of how such neural networks function, the research also may result in novel computing systems that could tackle dangerous search-and-rescue jobs and perform bomb damage assessment without endangering humans.

http://dsc.discovery...1018/brain.html

Best. Headline. Ever.

[J m HofMarN]

You know, my boss at work knows a lot about dishes (especialy expensive one of a kind china that I must never ever break) I think I'll have to ask her what the proper dish to keep a brain in is.

[barend]

now all we need is a head like that reads : kidney on pike errects bridge

[Chefelf]

I don't like the idea of a brain in a dish. I CERTAINLY don't like the idea of it flying a friggin' plane!

Why can't scientists not just try every single thing they think of? Is nothing sacred? Are the hell bent on grossing me out?

[Dragonspawn]

hmm, i bet that'll help multiplayer games,can you imagine losing unreal tournament to a brain in a dish lol

[Chyld]

See, they could make cool gnarly robots with positronic brains a la "I, Robot", they could make genetically modified super-warriors... or they can put mouse brains in a bowl, and get them to fly virtual planes.

I'm glad we as a species have our priorities straight.

[civilian_number_two]

Might be high time to post this:

Can Bad Men Make Good Brains Do Bad Things?

[Laura]

See, they could make cool gnarly robots with positronic brains a la "I, Robot", they could make genetically modified super-warriors... or they can put mouse brains in a bowl, and get them to fly virtual planes.

It's not an either/or. They are definitely trying for the I, Robot thing. This is just the first step, my friend.

[Vwing]

I actually think this is pretty cool. The fact is the brain is the most powerful computer on the planet, and if we can learn to harness that, then there's almost no limit to what we can do. I like it, despite possibilities for superwarrior robots who will take over mankind.

[Slade]

There's far too much anti-AI in me to endorse this. I don't want brains piloting fighterjets and ordering robots to create super-warriors to fight humanity for the dominance of the planet. I follow a strict NEVER make true AI standard.

I'll only be considered a paranoid wacko until it happens.

[SimeSublime]

I liked the Trolley problem. Sure, I didn't get all the injokes, but it made me laugh regardless.

[Creaux]

Brains in dishes are some of the only ways we'll be able to build giant walky robots, because it is INCREDIBLY complex, keeping things ballanced. We'd need the brain to know how to make slight adjustments.

Still, sort of sounds pretty insane. How do they give the brain info/ext? How do they feed it?

[Emu]

And how did they get the brain to decide to fly the plane? What if it didn't want to?