In the preface to the book Kurzweil argues, with good reason, that “reverse-engineering the human brain may be regarded as the most important project in the uni

In the preface to the book Kurzweil argues, with good reason, that “reverse-engineering the human brain may be regarded as the most important project in the universe.” - for anyone interested, the Human Brain Project is at the forefront of this: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/tech/human-brain-computer/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/tech/human-brain-computer/inde...