Are brain implants the future of computing?

Imagine brain implants that let you control devices by thought alone—or let computers read your mind. It’s early days, but research into this technology is well under way. Film supported by @mishcondereya 00:00 - Are brain implants the future of computing? 00:58 - Headsets are changing how brains interact with the virtual world 02:24 - What is a brain computer interface? 03:24 - What’s holding this technology back? 04:00 - How wearable BCIs can read your mind 06:27 - How BCIs physically alter the brain 07:17 - Invasive brain implants 09:14 - The first human cyborg 09:51 - What’s next? Sign up to our science newsletter to keep up to date: Read our Technology Quarterly on fixing the brain: What does a brain-computer interface feel like? Crossing the brain’s electrical frontier: How could brains and machines work together? Using thought to control machines: How can obstacles to brain-computer interfaces be overcome? Neuroscientific research on monkeys is ethically troubling—but vital: Organoids and neuron transplants give new ways to study the brain: