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Two Lectures

As promised, here's the link for the Lawrence Wright lecture on Al Qaeda. Also check out the Naomi Wallace lecture above it on political writing called "How not to abide". I fell asleep during her lecture, but I had VERY interesting dreams.

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Blue Brain

Not sure whether I should be excited or terrified at the prospect of this:

Blue Brain scientists are confident that, at some point in the next few years, they will be able to start simulating an entire brain. "If we build this brain right, it will do everything," Markram says. I ask him if that includes selfconsciousness: Is it really possible to put a ghost into a machine? "When I say everything, I mean everything," he says, and a mischievous smile spreads across his face.