The evolution of humanity is based on the evolution of the human brain. What are the next steps in our evolutationary process and what is the role that technology will play? Dr. Howard leads the Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience in Oxford and the Laboratory of Synthetic Intelligence at MIT. He is a founding member of the Committee of two NGOs: the Howard Brain Sciences Foundation, which finances innovative research initiatives for the better understanding of the human brain and for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease, and C4ADS, which is dedicated to the provision of analysis and reports based on data and proof regarding global and transnational security. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx