WEDNESDAY – OCT 5 – Cambridge Science Festival

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WEDNESDAY - OCT 5

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NeuraFutures Lecture: Fiction and Science of Brain Interfacing

05:00 PM

MIT Media Lab, Bartos Theater

Building on 15 years of our experience in designing and creating the most cutting edge interaction – fusion between the brain and computer, brain-computer interfaces, in our project NeuraFutures we are touching upon implanting memories, reading your dreams while you sleep and communicating a thought between two different people throughout the continents.

Ada and the Engine @ Central Square Theater

08:00 PM

Central Square Theater

Ada and the Engine is The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production. A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

Guided Tour of NeuraFutures Installation (Oct 5 @ 3PM)

03:00 PM

MIT Media Lab, E 14, Lower Lobby, 75 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Building on 15 years of our experience in designing and creating the most cutting edge interaction – fusion between the brain and computer, brain-computer interface, during the guided tour of our NeuraFutures installation we are touching upon the following questions: is it possible to implant memories? read your dreams while you sleep? communicate a thought between two different people throughout the continents? control your dog? We explore together with our audience the multitude of scenarios, use cases, form-factors of some of the most futuristic systems imagined by science fiction over the past 500 years like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Star Trek among others.

Guided Tour of NeuraFutures Installation (Oct 5 @ 2PM)

02:00 PM

MIT Media Lab, E 14, Lower Lobby, 75 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Building on 15 years of our experience in designing and creating the most cutting edge interaction – fusion between the brain and computer, brain-computer interface, during the guided tour of our NeuraFutures installation we are touching upon the following questions: is it possible to implant memories? read your dreams while you sleep? communicate a thought between two different people throughout the continents? control your dog? We explore together with our audience the multitude of scenarios, use cases, form-factors of some of the most futuristic systems imagined by science fiction over the past 500 years like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Star Trek among others.