Gregg Braden

So our kids are willing to give themselves away to virtual reality, to computer chips and I mean, I had some young people in one of my courses earlier. It was in the summer. And we were talking about Neuralink, the chip that the FDA just approved from Elon Musk. This is his company. And it allows a human without any wires at all to communicate directly with the hard drive on their computer.

So our kids are willing to give themselves away to virtual reality, to computer chips and I mean, I had some young people in one of my courses earlier. It was in the summer. And we were talking about Neuralink, the chip that the FDA just approved from Elon Musk. This is his company. And it allows a human without any wires at all to communicate directly with the hard drive on their computer.

here's these young kids in the room and they're saying, this is cool. They're saying, Mr. Braden. And I said, no, please, Greg. And they said, okay, Greg. I said, I'm only 70. I'm not a Mr. Braden yet. They said, are you telling me that all I have to do is put a computer chip in my brain and I can play Grand Theft Auto with no wires?

here's these young kids in the room and they're saying, this is cool. They're saying, Mr. Braden. And I said, no, please, Greg. And they said, okay, Greg. I said, I'm only 70. I'm not a Mr. Braden yet. They said, are you telling me that all I have to do is put a computer chip in my brain and I can play Grand Theft Auto with no wires?

I can think, no controls. Sweet. Or there's some other words they use, but sweet. Right, right, right. Sweet was a lot of it because they don't realize the biological imperative. There is an adage in biology that says use it or lose it. Perfect example.

I can think, no controls. Sweet. Or there's some other words they use, but sweet. Right, right, right. Sweet was a lot of it because they don't realize the biological imperative. There is an adage in biology that says use it or lose it. Perfect example.

When I was back in the 50s and 60s, I was taught, and you probably were when you were young as well, that we were born with a fixed number of neurons in the human brain. And so this was leverage in college. You know, when you're in college, every beer you drink, you're going to lose some neurons, so you better not drink too many beers. You know, this is what they're saying.

When I was back in the 50s and 60s, I was taught, and you probably were when you were young as well, that we were born with a fixed number of neurons in the human brain. And so this was leverage in college. You know, when you're in college, every beer you drink, you're going to lose some neurons, so you better not drink too many beers. You know, this is what they're saying.

But now we know up until the last breath. The hippocampus in the human brain is creating new neurons, but there's a catch. Every time those neurons are created, they must be engaged in a meaningful way within about seven days or they will atrophy and die. So that is true for all the systems in the body. We are a biological system that works on demand.

But now we know up until the last breath. The hippocampus in the human brain is creating new neurons, but there's a catch. Every time those neurons are created, they must be engaged in a meaningful way within about seven days or they will atrophy and die. So that is true for all the systems in the body. We are a biological system that works on demand.

If we don't use our systems, then they begin to atrophy. So you begin to replace the human brain with computer chips. Or here's a study, an actual study that was done. Young kids, three, four, five years old, get up in the morning, they eat their bowl of Cheerios or whatever it is. Their parents sit them on the floor with an AI visor and they leave them there for a few hours.

If we don't use our systems, then they begin to atrophy. So you begin to replace the human brain with computer chips. Or here's a study, an actual study that was done. Young kids, three, four, five years old, get up in the morning, they eat their bowl of Cheerios or whatever it is. Their parents sit them on the floor with an AI visor and they leave them there for a few hours.

And here's what's happening. In that AI world, they're seeing stuff they would never see in their backyard with their friends. They're hearing sounds. They're seeing images, colors. And what has happened, this has gone on long enough now that psychologists are able to do the studies. Those young people are, their physical stature is demented. Their brain size is stunted.

And here's what's happening. In that AI world, they're seeing stuff they would never see in their backyard with their friends. They're hearing sounds. They're seeing images, colors. And what has happened, this has gone on long enough now that psychologists are able to do the studies. Those young people are, their physical stature is demented. Their brain size is stunted.

Their cognitive development is stunted. Their visual cortex is enlarged because look at what they're doing. They are simply watching rather than engaging in creating. When you and I were kids, I mean, We'd go out, we'd take a blanket off the bed.

Their cognitive development is stunted. Their visual cortex is enlarged because look at what they're doing. They are simply watching rather than engaging in creating. When you and I were kids, I mean, We'd go out, we'd take a blanket off the bed.

Yeah, we'd make a tent and make a fort. And all of a sudden we've got a fort and we're using our imagination. They're not doing, they're just watching it all done for them. And so the psychology magazines are actually showing that. And it can all be reversed through epigenetics so that they're not lost. But it's showing that it's not harmless. There is an impact, there is an effect.

Yeah, we'd make a tent and make a fort. And all of a sudden we've got a fort and we're using our imagination. They're not doing, they're just watching it all done for them. And so the psychology magazines are actually showing that. And it can all be reversed through epigenetics so that they're not lost. But it's showing that it's not harmless. There is an impact, there is an effect.

And it's another example. When our biology is replaced with technology, the gift of our humanness begins to atrophy in many different ways in one generation. Next generation comes along through epigenetics. Now it's passed down and the body says, oh, We don't do those functions anymore.

And it's another example. When our biology is replaced with technology, the gift of our humanness begins to atrophy in many different ways in one generation. Next generation comes along through epigenetics. Now it's passed down and the body says, oh, We don't do those functions anymore.