The Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces: How Neuromorphic Computing is Changing the Game
Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, are a rapidly growing field that has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology. By connecting the human brain directly to a computer, BCIs allow users to control devices and interact with the digital world in new and exciting ways. However, one of the major challenges facing BCI…
So You Want To Hire In Tech?
I don’t need to explain to you why it can be hard nowadays to hire tech talent and that many companies struggle with choosing the right tools & tactics to hire the best remote or onsite employees. You probably know this already. You are here for solutions and tools, so let’s jump right into it.…
Tools & Resources for Computational Neuroscience beginners
Recently someone asked me if I could send them some good resources for getting started in comp neuroscience. So I’ve collected a few things from the last few years and will put them together here in one place. Learning Resources Online school for comp neuro: academy.neuromatch.io/homePlatform for open source datasets: openneuro.orgGreat learning resources: neurohackademy.org/neurohack_year/2021Coursera Course:…
Cybin Research Memo
What is Cybin: – Cybin is a company focused on progressing psychedelic therapeutics by utilising proprietary drug discovery platforms, innovative drug delivery systems, novel formulation approaches and treatment regimens for psychiatric disorders – Psychedelics 2.0 = Inventing new molecules/delivery systems – “Cybin Demonstrates Proof of Concept of Its Deuterated Tryptamines for the Treatment of Depression…
hackerBCI: The Journey to building my own EEG-based BCI from scratch
The idea behind this blog post is to document the journey over the next months, where I try to build an EEG BCI. I will try to assemble everything from scratch. Edit (4 months later): You can buy the device soon at hackerbci.com
People I Admire
Jan Frodeno – Jan Frodeno is the first person ever to have won gold at the Olympic Games (2008 in Beijing) and a victory at Ironman Hawaii.Paul Graham – OG of Y Combinator, favourite blog article is “How To Get Startup Ideas”George Hotz – Founder comma.ai, Controversial thinker, love his twitch streamsJulia Galef – Rationalist, love…
Why I quit my startup even though everything pointed to it becoming successful
After my first startup failed because it didn’t bring in customers and no money (because we hadn’t solved a real problem), it only took a few weeks for my co-founder and me to launch our next startup. campuskraft was a platform where students could do short-term projects for different companies online without having to be…
You can’t control everything
When I first heard about stoicism and its practices and philosophies, I found it interesting that I had already internalised many of the concepts, but I couldn’t recall where I learned them from. I believe that the practices of stoicism affect a lot of people without them ever having heard of them. For those who…
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Sebastian Völkl 