KBS Documentary Insight (Thursday 10 PM KBS 1TV) “2021 KBS Science Project Basic Science Changes the World Science Work Part 2 Exploring the Brain - Hamlet’s Forest” (Aired on December 5, 2021) ▷ The brain, an organ that makes efficient decisions and takes action for survival What is the brain? Humans have always tried to explain the brain by comparing it to cutting-edge machines, from watches, phones, and computers. What is the secret of the ‘brain’ that can only handle the processing speed of a computer, but can do the work of a supercomputer the size of a 10-story building? Why has mankind, which has conquered all the organs of the body, not been able to figure out even 1% of the secrets hidden in a mere 1.4 kg of protein lump? ▷ The brain often makes irrational choices Jeong Jae-seung, a theater enthusiast who sees 80 plays a year, always had a question whenever he saw theater actors. Why do actors make such irrational choices that they cannot give up the theater stage despite their poverty? What is the answer of Lee Seong-min, who lived as a poor theater actor for decades? In a world shaken by COVID-19, the cause and solution to depression lie in the brain? Perhaps the problem that South Korea, which has had the highest suicide rate among OECD countries for 2019 and 2020, is facing, and the solution to the most irrational and bad choices that the brain makes, can be found in the brain someday? ▷ The era of brain science has already arrived From exoskeleton robots that read brain waves and make paralyzed patients walk just by imagining, to technology that controls the brain with a smartphone, the speed of development of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) is heralding a groundbreaking change in our lives. A world beyond imagination is quickly becoming a reality. In April 2021, Elon Musk's Neuralink revealed a monkey playing a game with just its mind, without any physical manipulation. Elon Musk said that a single chip implanted in the brain will allow human thoughts to be uploaded to computers and give us the power to fight artificial intelligence. Is his speech a vague vision? A prepared plan? At first, it will be used for the treatment of brain diseases and the severely disabled, but at some point, it could be commercialized to improve abilities, and isn't there a risk that the chips implanted in the brain could be hacked? This is the dark side and danger of brain science that is overcoming limitations. How should we prepare for and accept the future brought about by brain science that shakes up existing ideas and common sense? #Brain #Lee Sung-min #Jeong Jae-seung ※ Watch more [Documentary Insight] popular videos [Highlight] Cheering for your funeral • [Documentary Insight] The shining youth of the funeral directors-to-be at Euljiro University's Department of Funeral Directing... [Highlight] Everyone Has a Youth Part 1 I'm Tourette • Do you know about Tourette Syndrome? KBS Documentary Insight - Youth Project Part 1 ... [Full Version] Lee Kun-hee, the Legacy of a Giant • [Documentary Insight] The Light and Life of Chairman Lee Kun-hee, a Giant of the Korean Economy ... [Full Version] Osaka's Downstream Life • [Documentary Insight] Abe, Who Tragically Ended His Life. What Will the Abe Administration Do? [Full Version] Surprise Part 1 'Spike Attack' • Video [Full Version] Surprise Part 2 'Immunity's Counterattack' • Video [Full Version] Virus War Part 1 - Virus X • [FULL] The Worst Virus Hasn't Come Yet KBS Documentary Insight... [Full Version] Virus War Part 2 - Great Lockdown • Video