33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud? As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive. For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth. And today, scientists are hard at work researching technology that can extend the human lifespan, stop or reverse aging; and even preserve a terminally ill person indefinitely, until a cure for their disease is discovered. But what if -- instead of preserving our *bodies* -- we could preserve our *consciousness*; by uploading it to a powerful computer. This is called *mind uploading*. And one startup has developed a procedure to do exactly this. It's scientifically sound, there's a waiting list to participate, and the procedure -- is one hundred percent fatal. Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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132: Time-Slip Artifacts: Modern Objects in the Ancient World - Volume 1

132: Time-Slip Artifacts: Modern Objects in the Ancient World - Volume 1

The story of the human race is a story of technology. One of our ancestors created fire and passed that knowledge along to the next generation. Then the invention of the wheel. Then agriculture, a wri...

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131: Skyquakes, Upsweeps, Bloops and Sky Trumpets | Terrifying Sounds that Signal the End of the World

131: Skyquakes, Upsweeps, Bloops and Sky Trumpets | Terrifying Sounds that Signal the End of the World

The Book of Revelation says the end of the world will be announced with the sound of seven trumpets. Each blowing of the trumpet brings a new apocalyptic event. After the seventh trumpet: armageddon. ...

11 Okt 202339min

130: The Horrors of Plum Island | Hybrids, Human Experiments and Weaponized Killer Insects

130: The Horrors of Plum Island | Hybrids, Human Experiments and Weaponized Killer Insects

In July 2008, the carcass of an animal washed up on the beach at Montauk Point Long Island. Local beachcombers are used to seeing dead animals. Seagulls, fish, crabs, even the occasional whale. But th...

29 Sep 202339min

129: The Rendlesham UFO Encounter and the Alien Message from the Future

129: The Rendlesham UFO Encounter and the Alien Message from the Future

The night after Christmas, 1980, was the last time Airman First Class John Burroughs would ever lead a normal life. He was on patrol at an American-operated Woodbridge Air Force base in southern Engl...

23 Sep 202338min

Many Worlds Theory: You're Living in a Universe | Can You Visit Your Other Lives?

Many Worlds Theory: You're Living in a Universe | Can You Visit Your Other Lives?

So, tell me... how do you like being a movie star? I can't imagine your life. You can't walk down the street without being mobbed by adoring fans. You attend power-lunches with your agent. You pose fo...

15 Sep 202342min

127: Ghost Lights or Alien Tech? Signals from Beyond the Grave or Beyond the Solar System?

127: Ghost Lights or Alien Tech? Signals from Beyond the Grave or Beyond the Solar System?

Here’s the scene. You’re driving down a secluded road. The only lights come from your headlights. The only sounds you hear are crickets and the hum of the engine. Suddenly, a mysterious orb of light ...

8 Sep 202330min

125: The Moon’s Dark Secret: Aliens Harvesting Human Souls

125: The Moon’s Dark Secret: Aliens Harvesting Human Souls

Your world is an illusion. Your choices are irrelevant. Your friends, your family, and everyone around you are just manifestations of your mind. You’re a trapped animal in a cage: a virtual reality cr...

1 Sep 202341min

125: Rise of Atlantis and Fall of the Lemuria: The War that Sank a Continent

125: Rise of Atlantis and Fall of the Lemuria: The War that Sank a Continent

For thousands of years, the world has been captivated by the mystery of Atlantis. The concept of an ancient city hidden beneath the ocean is fascinating. But what if there was not just a city, but an ...

25 Aug 202332min

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