Blooming America

"No one can tell what the future humans will look like. (...

It was Jenny who spoke first.

She said: "Science fiction provides us with certain options. It may be the genetic evolution of X-Men, the genetic modification in Resident Evil, or the Grievous in Star Wars. The existence of the upgraded control system like General Si."

General Grievous, whether it is the original version or the Catherine version, has appeared in "Star Wars". This is a white biochemical man with a biological brain, internal organs and a mechanical body. The head, chest and limbs are covered. White armor, the upper arms can be separated into two pairs, holding 4 lightsabers.

"These may all be our future, but I don't agree. First, the process of natural selection is very slow. In Chapter 1279, the future of mankind, natural selection may no longer work for us."

On this point, Catherine also agreed.

"Genetic engineering may bring new characteristics to humans, but this requires a solid scientific basis to ensure that the connection between genotype and phenotype is clear. We must clearly understand whether the changed genes can bring appropriate expressions. Type. For this, I still don't have any confidence." Hayflick remained cautious about this.

Jenny is noncommittal-well, in fact, she has done similar experiments many times, such as...a certain activated gene...

Hayflick's judgment is also very correct: cats of the same genotype may not show the same coat color.

"As for mechanical enhancement, it has actually been used in daily life. For example, smart chips and desktop computers, we can no longer do without these electronic devices... In the future we will use more of these devices, such as mobile phones. , Or similar smart handheld devices. But let me say that there are only neural chips that can be directly integrated with our brains. However, mechanical enhancement must complete the scanning of a human brain's thinking model. In previous experiments, there was only one The patient named Jeffery. Chapter 1279 The Future of Mankind Gambino succeeded in the experiment, although he did not catch the other person again. But in that experiment, I found that the enhancement chip must be effective on the human body. The brain undergoes continuous thinking scans for more than one month. Only then can the chip be implanted according to the thinking pattern of the person’s brain, which is not feasible for mass production. More importantly, in my opinion, this is just a thinking plug-in. , It can only help the human body to "fine-tune", not the human power."

It was Leonard who said this.

"To put it simply, the above hypothesis is still too far away from us. Enhancing genes or adding machinery cannot bring us a capability revolution that we can see. However, in the process of human evolution, there is still one that has been ignored in the fields of science and fiction. The key part. This unforeseen model will drive humans into a new era, allowing future humans to have energy that modern people do not have. The meaning of this energy will be equivalent to natural selection itself. Moreover, it is important. Yes, we don’t need to become cyborgs or experimental humans made by bioengineering; all we need to rely on. Only our bodies and brains that have evolved over millions of years."

This young French man named Stanislas d'Hana, a young man who can be respected by Hayflick, Jeanne White and Renard, really surprised Catherine when he said something.

Catherine also read Stanislas Deana's intelligence before. He is considered a neuroscientist, when the school district just started. The other party became a French student.

After that, the other party entered the honeycomb laboratory to work and was responsible for neurological research. He obtained the qualification for human experiments two years ago. He started his first human experiment 15 months ago.

It seems that there seems to be any breakthrough progress in the other party's experiment?

"Nerve reuse. This is the most reliable upgrade method for mankind. Human beings...may be able to enter the 2.0 era, just as the Internet entered 2.0."

The meaning of Catherine's 2.0 is different from the original meaning, but it is also an upgrade.

"Our own brain's innate ability can be completely reused to form new functions. This is the potential of the human brain. My view is based on the power of human evolution over millions of years-we believe that our brain and body are closely connected. Yes, but it’s not the best combination. Natural selection is so accidental, and there are many developmental limitations, which leads to the coordination of our body’s “hardware” and “software” in a state of “can make use of”, and does not It's not made of'fine tuning'."

The other party said: "Actually, Mr. Leonard's neural chip can be used as a part of the mechanical enhancement, but by strengthening the human body's fine-tuning ability... This is like adding an auxiliary calculation to the computer. The card is the same, but the essence is not to change."

"Our vision for humans in the future is based on new man-made objects, whether genetic modification or semi-mechanical enhancement is stronger than natural evolution of humans. (m) This kind of over-optimism about human design and creation can often be found in Corroborated in other areas."

"The root of this misunderstanding is that we underestimated the ability of natural selection. I explained in detail in a book I wrote in 1979, "The Evolution of Vision". For example, optical illusions do not prove that the hardware design of our brains is not good. , But the result of the overly complex evolution of our software for processing information."

Optical illusion basically refers to the fact that a close object is seen as another object when it is far away, or vice versa.

The one who said this was Mark Chang Yizi, who was next to Deana. This surname is rare, and it is a rare surname unique to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. But there is an advantage... it is easy for others to remember.

Catherine nodded.

"Neural reuse is the source of the discovery of potential capabilities. If a person wants to complete work Y, but has not evolved to be able to do work Y proficiently, then the key is not to force the brain to complete it. Like all other animal brains, humans The brain is not a multi-purpose all-round learning machine, but a processor that can use its instinct to fully adapt to its environment. In the future, we must make full use of the brain. We must let the brain do what it is best at, rather than force it to do What we are not good at. In other words, we should transform job Y into a job that can be better processed by the brain."

But Mark's opinion seems a bit...too weird.

Not suitable for this job, just improve the job itself...?

Ha, can this happen?

However, out of respect for the other party, Catherine still expressed interest and wanted to continue listening.

"But. How do we know this is feasible? This strategy may use natural selection to give us the most magical gift, but can we really discover this potential? How do we know which ability to use the most to do something Okay, how do we know how to adapt work to adapt it to the human brain?"

"I don't want to pretend that the answers are simple. Because they are really difficult. However, we have reasons to be more optimistic about this approach because we have already done so."

"We have successfully transformed once. We are now human version 2.0. Instead of the 1.0 version of Homo sapiens. This process is done by natural selection. The reason why we are an upgraded version of 2.0, there are three abilities that are crucial Important: writing, language and music-I think music may be the pinnacle of art. Although these three abilities have the shadow of human design, they are not derived from natural selection, genetic engineering or semi-mechanization; they are all neural re-engineering. The result of utilization."

The process of humans upgrading from version 1.0 to version 2.0 is not directly controlled by us, but occurs naturally. Culture plays a vital role here. Culture is the process of naturalizing these artifacts, making it easier for our perception system to recognize and adapt to them. For example, the appearance of hieroglyphs is to make words more like objects in nature. The language imitates the sounds, rhythms and rhythms of nature. The music simulates the sound of animal movement, the sound of natural wind, water, and the rustle of leaves. The role of culture is to realize an example of manipulating the functions of the human brain by simulating nature, and this process is not designed by man.

"I think the path to humanity 3.0 or even higher is mainly based on this theory. Although we cannot easily predict what new capabilities we will gain. But we cannot underestimate the huge impact of the potential transformation. After all, we are from The upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0 is not a small change, but the evolution from a clever ape to a scientist and philosopher who rules the world."

At the end of Mark's words, even Catherine was moved.

"The simplest example is language." Stanislas added: "After tracking and researching the recent Chinese and Japanese students, I found that they have surpassed average Americans and Europeans in mathematics. Strong math skills-but based on IQ calculations. They don't seem to have much higher IQ than ours. But after researching, I found that the problem lies in the language."

"The West and Asia also have huge differences in number naming systems. The number systems in English are very irregular. The numbers in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are not the same. Their number systems are very logical."

mathematics……

This, speaking of it, seems to be Chinese students and East Asian students no matter it is in the modern era or in the past. In mathematics, it can often suppress American students of the same period...

"This difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children. Chinese children at the age of 4 can generally count to 40. American children of the same age can only count to 15, and most children are before the age of 5. They all count less than 40. In other words, by the age of 5, American children are one year behind Asian children of the same age in mathematics."

Can you explain this way?

Well, Catherine always thought it was a problem with the education system, it was all "rote memorization". But the result...is the superiority of language...?

"The regularity of the Asian number system also means that Asian children can more easily perform basic arithmetic, such as addition. Let an English-speaking 7-year-old child add... and... to perform mental arithmetic. He needs to first add... …And… are converted into the numbers 37 and 22 before you can perform arithmetic. It is much easier for an Asian child to add 37 and 22. There is no need to perform number conversion."

Catherine nodded. Although she rarely uses Chinese, in fact, Catherine still uses Chinese most of the time when she thinks logically. Although English is also Catherine's mother tongue, it must be said that it took Catherine's excellent brain to learn this language for several years. It really can only be regarded as a second foreign language...

"The number system in Asia is clearer. For example, fractions. We say... and the Chinese version is three-fifths (three out of five). This tells you the concept of fractions. It takes the numerator and denominator. differentiate."

"The East Asian script system headed by Chinese is more in line with the needs of the human brain, while English will make us logically confused, and we have many self-confident logical problems. In fact, it is just a wrong concept that arises when the logic is confused..."

Well, with regard to the previous argument of "remodeling itself to adapt to the human brain", Catherine believed more than half of it at this time.

There is nothing more persuasive than actual examples.

"We Western children generally start to learn about mathematics only in the third and fourth grades of elementary school. After researching. My conclusion is: Western language structure is not concise enough, and its basic rules seem very random and complicated. In contrast, Asia Children hardly feel this kind of confusion. They can remember more numbers and can perform calculations faster. In their language, the expression of scores is exactly the same as the existence of scores, which may make them more I like mathematics, maybe because I like mathematics more, I also like math classes more, thus entering a virtuous circle. A new language may be the best start. And Chinese is the best key."

Although a little extreme, Catherine likes it.

There should only be Chinese and its derivatives in the world, Chinese onboard! Onboard! Version onboard!

"Cough..." Mark here coughed, Stanislas stopped knowingly, and then Mark continued: "Although human beings upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0 through culture. Not a shrewd human designer, However, in the process of upgrading to 3.0, we are able to guide the reuse of nerves..."

Catherine felt that this should be possible. Although I don't know the specific method, this kind of technology (such as writing, language and music) to control nature and control nature must imitate the most basic environmental characteristics in nature. And this is easier for scientists to get started.

Although neural circuits and biological brains rely on repair proteins, neural circuits and biological brains themselves are also viable products.

In other words, evolution...seems to be feasible?

"In fact, if we can optimize everything in the world today, we might be able to enter the 3.0 era. If we can create a perfect language, at least 1% of the elite can be added to humans."

1% looks small, but among humans, it is an unusually huge number.

"Secondly, we can transform our world by redistributing our work and learning...Of course, this is a long-term process, and it is not feasible for us in modern times."

The book is the same text and the car is on the same track. This is not something that can be done so easily.

Undeniably, none of these sounds as revolutionary as writing, language or music. But speaking of it, it is really difficult for humans to speculate on the impact these technologies will have on humans once they can perfectly match the original biological instincts of humans.

This...may be revolutionary.

It's just... uninteresting.

Well, from the perspective of Catherine's force field, this seems to be a little...not exciting enough.

It sounds interesting, but human beings at this level have not become stronger or taller, but the brain has improved.

"Speaking of which, what do you think the final form of humanity will look like?"

Catherine decided to take a look at the two men's views on the future of mankind.

However, before they had spoken, Hayflick over there interrupted: "As for this matter, speaking of it, I used to talk to Mr. Hawking the last time I had tea."

Hayflick and Hawking are good friends?

what? What kind of script is this?

Well, at least this seems to be the case in this era. Who told Catherine to bring Hawking to the United States?

There will be such a thing. Not surprising...

"Our final conclusion is that in the end, human beings will become a kind of quantum entangled life between energy and matter. Human beings can turn into light, walk in the world at the speed of light, and become visible entities again. At that time, human beings will become a kind of almost immortal life in the universe until... heat death."

Heat death. This is the end of the legendary universe, but there are still several opinions that the universe will be swallowed by giant black holes. Or black holes can become the engine of the universe, keeping the universe alive.

"Quantum state...?"

Well, Catherine didn't understand at all.

"In fact. This is just a speculation or metaphor. Human beings rely on the brain to think, but in fact, the source of human activity is the activity of electrical signals in the brain. The reason why we can think is because The human brain has the ability to carry such activities. In theory, we can become a kind of life between energy forms. Or you can look at it like this: this is the soul."

Soul...Speaking of it, it seems that I came into this world for this reason, right? It's just that Catherine doesn't seem to have the real sense of the existence of a soul.

If she insisted, Catherine had a feeling of "being able to have a soul" when she controlled the body before. However, Catherine has always believed that the soul she perceives is actually just her own consciousness.

"Of course, it is too early to say that the soul is. However, the existence of the next generation of human beings, entering the 3.0 era, should be our top priority."

"Well...maybe we can speed up some..."

Catherine felt that Leonard's chip seemed good.

Speaking of it, the point of Mark and Stanislas is to modify the hardware to adapt to the environment.

It is as if Microsoft has developed a new operating system. But they found that the CPU can't keep up with the development of the x system at this time!

then what should we do?

Only change to a CPU.

And Leonard's approach is to write a layer of code under the new x system to make the old CPU better support the new system.

The former is of course a good way. But relatively speaking, the latter is quite useful when the chip cannot be replaced.

But to speak of it, Catherine once mentioned a concept of "dystopia".

Humans in this world are actually using dystopian technology for development. But this Stanislas concept seems to be positive.

Human beings will be smarter, stronger and greater.

Such a concept is indeed quite remarkable.

——At least, in Catherine's view, his idea seems to be a miss.

I have to admit that the future constructed in Catherine's mind, similar to dystopian technology, played a very important role in it.

But at this time, the blueprint in Catherine's mind has undergone some changes.

"The future of mankind may be better, but before that...well, there are too many obstacles in front of us."

Although Stanislas's idea is excellent.

But at this moment, Catherine felt that the other party's idea seemed unlikely to be realized immediately.

The reality has insufficient conditions.

If Catherine is a great dictator who is dictating the United States, she might still be able to fully support the reform of the other side. The human beings in the new era have long been...well, it is impossible, at least to the level of the Earth Federation.

"Why do I suddenly feel that it seems that the final form of human beings will be easier to achieve than ‘3.0’?"

Kessela's remarks ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ made all the scientists present look at each other.

I thought about it this way... it seems to be so...

"If the future of mankind is really that simple, it would be great. But unfortunately, the obstacles of reality are too great. Instead of this, I think the ultimate form seems to be more real than 3.0."

With that said, Catherine suddenly narrowed her eyes.

"But well... if a small-scale experiment can be carried out... isn't it?"

The New Human Plan...maybe it can be realized...?

There will always be a chance...

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The second and third shift today.

It's not a two-in-one, just don't want to separate... RQ! ! !