NeurAlink: Engineering WITH THE BRAIN

Neuralink is like a microchip that can be put in your brain and with it, you’ll be able to communicate with machines and even control them.

Text 1: Excerpts from the webpage of Neuralink.

Read the following excerpts then answer the questions to verify your comprehension. You can click on the pictures to view them better or read the excerpts on the website.

Excerpt 1: A Direct Link Between the Brain and Everyday Technology

Excerpt 2: What will the link do?

Excerpt 3: How will you address device security?

Excerpt 4: Will the link or future systems be available to healthy people?

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Answer questions about the Neuralink text

Neuralink brain chip demo explained

Watch the video Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip demo explained (6:06).

When you are finished, answer some questions to verify your understanding.

Answer questions about the Neuralink video

Connect and generalize

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List and compare the applications listed in text 1 and the applications mentioned in this video.

Have you ever had surgery or use devices that enhance some of your abilities?

How does this technology remind you of something you have heard or read about or seen in a story?

What concerns or worries you about this topic?

What do you think about implanting the Neuralink on animals for testing?

Would you like to have the Neuralink in your brain?

How would you feel if the rest of your class had a Neuralink and you did not?

Generalize - Answer questions about both texts

Based on the information contained in the text, imagine other applications that could be developed for healthy people.

Based on the information contained in the text, imagine (other) security problems such a device could cause.

In your opinion, how does the company view medical solutions for humans?

What message does Neuralink send about what it means to be human?

How could creators of dystopian content see these texts using a dystopian lens?

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Now that you understand your topic. It is time to interpret the elements through a dystopian lens.

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Topic 1: Neuralink

NeurAlink: Engineering WITH THE BRAIN

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Neuralink brain chip demo explained

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Generalize - Answer questions about both texts

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Topic 1: Neuralink

NeurAlink: Engineering WITH THE BRAIN

Verify Your Understanding

Neuralink brain chip demo explained

Connect and generalize

Connect with the text - Answer questions about both texts

Generalize - Answer questions about both texts

Next Step