# How close are we to uploading our minds?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Michael S.A. Graziano
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Computer science, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_s_a_graziano_how_close_are_we_to_uploading_our_minds)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Imagine a future where nobody dies— instead, our minds are uploaded to a digital world. There they could live on in a realistic, simulated environment with avatar bodies, calling in and contributing to the biological world. Mind-uploading has powerful appeal— but what would it actually take to scan a person's brain and upload their mind? Michael S. A. Graziano explores the challenges. \[Directed by Lobster Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Fabrizio Martini\].

## Lectures

1. [How close are we to uploading our minds?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_s_a_graziano_how_close_are_we_to_uploading_our_minds/cdd720a22769), 5 min (TED's player)