Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. Today, Amreen, age 15, from New Delhi, India, asks: Is it possible to upload the consciousness of your mind into a computer? The concept, cool yet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it possible to upload the consciousness of your mind into a computer? – Amreen, age 15, New Delhi, India The concept, cool yet ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is it possible to upload the consciousness of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...

The concept, cool yet maybe a little creepy, is known as mind uploading. Think of it as a way to create a copy of your brain, a transmission of your mind and consciousness into a computer. There you ...