Could Neuralink accidentally turn all its users into a hive mind? That’s what we’re going to be exploring in this episode where we take a look inside the brain and at the possibility for Neuralink’s high bandwidth and low latency to transform the nature of consciousness. _________________ 📚 Further Reading: Peter Watts' talk "Conscious Ants and Human Hives": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uwaw_5Q3I Further reading on split brain 1: https://www.nature.com/articles/483260a](https://www.nature.com/articles/483260a) Further reading on split brain 2: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/07/split-brain-research-sperry-gazzaniga/399290/ _________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ _________________ 🎼 Media Used: A Garden Romance - Martin Landstrom (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) The Way of the Warrior - Yi Nantiro (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) Go that Extra Mile - Jay Varton (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) From the Past - DEX 1200 (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) Moon Child - Bonnie Grace (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) AAALRIGHT - Cospe (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) Sometimes I’m So Happy - So Vea (courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com) _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:06 Split Brain Science 5:55 Watts Argument: Merging of Consciousness 9:14 The Age of BCIs 10:47 What Will a Super-Consciousness Look Like?