Mapping the Human Brain One Thin Slice at a Time

There’s a multibillion-dollar race going on to build the first complete map of the brain, something scientists are calling the “connectome.” It involves slicing the brain into thousands of pieces, and then digitally stitching them back together using a powerful AI algorithm.

In this episode of Hello World, we travel to Harvard University, where one scientist is leading this endeavor to comprehensively map our brains. And we also meet a colleague of his who sees it as a total waste of time.