The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces with Science's Max Hodak

About this episode

Max Hodak discusses the development and implications of brain-computer interfaces.

YC alum Max Hodak is the co-founder of Neuralink and founder of Science, a company building brain-computer interfaces that can restore sight.Science has developed a tiny retinal implant that stimulates cells in the eye to help blind patients see again. More than 40 patients have already received the treatment in clinical trials, including one who recently read a full novel for the first time in over a decade.In this episode of How to Build the Future, Max joined Garry to discuss how BCIs work, what it takes to engineer the brain, and why brain-computer interfaces may become one of the most important technologies of the next decade.

People in this episode

Host: Garry

Guest: Max Hodak

Topics covered

• brain-computer interfaces
• technology
• healthcare
• neuroscience
• clinical trials

Keywords

• brain-computer interfaces
• Neuralink
• retinal implant
• blindness
• clinical trials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Neuralink, Science

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