Episode 6: Can a Brain in a Dish, Power the Future of Computing?

Hey there, futurists — welcome back to Echoes of the Future.The podcast where we listen to the signals of today… and decode where the world is heading.Hi My name is Kalyan — and I am our host, A fellow explorer of AI, modern tech, quantum computing, and sometimes, the kind of experiments that make even science fiction say “slow down.”.So let me ask you this:What if I told you that a dish of lab-grown brain cells — yes, real neurons — not only stayed alive… but actually learned to play Pong?Sounds weird?Well, it is. But it’s also very real.In today’s episode, we’re diving into the story of DishBrain, the brainchild of researchers at Cortical Labs, who connected living neurons to a video game and watched those cells learn — biologically.We’ll also explore what happened next: a commercial product called CL1, the world’s first biological computer.So what are we waiting for?Let’s dive in.Reference: Published Article: https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627322008066%3Fshowall%3DtrueCortical Labs: https://corticallabs.com/cl1.html