Mind-reading Computers – Phil Wang, Anne Vanhoestenberghe and Luke Bashford

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Nov 12, 202542:42Religion & Spirituality

For once, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are on the same wavelength – with thinking caps firmly on, they plug into the science of brain-computer interfaces. Helping them decode the tech are neuroscientist Luke Bashford, biomed...

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