Video Explores Boston Tech Scene With Anduril Submarine and AI Brain Platform

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It's funny what hits on YouTube and what doesn't.

We did one of our best videos ever on literal humans brains in vats, and people have just slept on it.

It's one of the wilder stories and videos we've shot - we got a human brain delivered on the spot and shot it getting hooked up to a "keep the brain going" machine. This tech in this story is unlike any tech in the world.

Watch the damn video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUuvlCjHC4

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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance

And the full episode here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hfLYYq8G3E

Ashlee Vance@ashleevance

New England's tech scene can feel sedate compared to the wilds of California. But, if you know where to look, there are rather astonishing treasures to be found. We invaded Boston and New Haven to find you actual brains in vats, new submarines, cancer cures and the world's best coffee.

Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:11 The Best Coffee on the Planet? 09:37 A $451 Million Family Secret 12:30 Anduril's Robot Submarine 17:32 What's Hiding on the Ocean Floor? 21:23 Brains in Vats. Yes, Real Ones 29:22 A Croatian Dinner With the Brain Guys 33:36 Curing Cancer With Code

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Omar Pimentel@OmarJPimentel

@ashleevance Creator reactions to the overlords’ algorithms are so meta haha

Ok Ashlee, I’m sold. Watching now.

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itsallweird@blastmantra

@ashleevance My dream retirement gig, would just be the hardware/mechanical guy in one of these places.

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SaThomas@SaThomas__

@ashleevance Will add it to the cue for viewing on the couch tonight.

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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance

@blastmantra that seems doable

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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance

@OmarJPimentel i mean. i thought actual brains in vats would be a thing

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Ashlee Vance@ashleevance

@SaThomas__ doing the lord's work

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ihatethecontentofyourcharacter@IHateUrContent

I think that if small retail could invest in these companies, the viewership would be night and day. I would imagine that's where a lot of the success of "When the heavens went on sale" came from.

People could actually interact with the story, vs now it's just dystopian robots made by private companies that are going to burn the middle class into mechaslavery and go public with a 1T valuation with any future upside already priced in.

It's a shame because you do, do good work.