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Paul Giamatti on Human Engineering | Breakthrough


I’m Paul Giamatti and I am directing and

I’m Paul Giamatti and I am directing and doing the interviewing in an episode of

doing the interviewing in an episode of

doing the interviewing in an episode of breakthrough called more than human it

breakthrough called more than human it

breakthrough called more than human it was out of left field for me I mean I’ve

was out of left field for me I mean I’ve

was out of left field for me I mean I’ve obviously never done anything like this

obviously never done anything like this

obviously never done anything like this but the guy that I know was helping

but the guy that I know was helping

but the guy that I know was helping produce it david jacobson came to me and

produce it david jacobson came to me and

produce it david jacobson came to me and told me what the whole project was and

told me what the whole project was and

told me what the whole project was and then they said these are the subjects

then they said these are the subjects

then they said these are the subjects and which one interests you and they

and which one interests you and they

and which one interests you and they were all interesting to me but the human

were all interesting to me but the human

were all interesting to me but the human engineering one I don’t know that just

engineering one I don’t know that just

engineering one I don’t know that just really interests me I suppose it’s got

really interests me I suppose it’s got

really interests me I suppose it’s got something to do with being sort of

something to do with being sort of

something to do with being sort of interested in human beings I mean it’s

interested in human beings I mean it’s

interested in human beings I mean it’s what I do for a living and I’m just

what I do for a living and I’m just

what I do for a living and I’m just interested in how the body works and

interested in how the body works and

interested in how the body works and things like that it was just intriguing

things like that it was just intriguing

things like that it was just intriguing to me I’d never seen any of this stuff I

to me I’d never seen any of this stuff I

to me I’d never seen any of this stuff I hadn’t even really heard much about any

hadn’t even really heard much about any

hadn’t even really heard much about any of this stuff I think I thought it was

of this stuff I think I thought it was

of this stuff I think I thought it was gonna be different than it turned out to

gonna be different than it turned out to

gonna be different than it turned out to be the suits even were different I mean

be the suits even were different I mean

be the suits even were different I mean I had kind of real sort of crude

I had kind of real sort of crude

I had kind of real sort of crude robocopy ideas about what everything was

robocopy ideas about what everything was

robocopy ideas about what everything was going to look like and then everything

going to look like and then everything

going to look like and then everything turned out to be much more sort of

turned out to be much more sort of

turned out to be much more sort of subtle and kind of internal and much

subtle and kind of internal and much

subtle and kind of internal and much more about the brain it’s definitely

more about the brain it’s definitely

more about the brain it’s definitely been something I mean it’s been a hugely

been something I mean it’s been a hugely

been something I mean it’s been a hugely eye-opening thing I hadn’t realized how

eye-opening thing I hadn’t realized how

eye-opening thing I hadn’t realized how much of this stuff was going on one guy

much of this stuff was going on one guy

much of this stuff was going on one guy we talked to was talking about a suit

we talked to was talking about a suit

we talked to was talking about a suit that you can stream information into and

that you can stream information into and

that you can stream information into and so that you could have a kind of global

so that you could have a kind of global

so that you could have a kind of global knowledge of the stock market through

knowledge of the stock market through

knowledge of the stock market through this machine that will just feed stuff

this machine that will just feed stuff

this machine that will just feed stuff into your spine people will be able to

into your spine people will be able to

into your spine people will be able to interface directly in the machines as a

interface directly in the machines as a

interface directly in the machines as a guy talking about genetically

guy talking about genetically

guy talking about genetically engineering people to survive longer in

engineering people to survive longer in

engineering people to survive longer in space there’s a guy we talked to who is

space there’s a guy we talked to who is

space there’s a guy we talked to who is joining brains into a kind of organic

joining brains into a kind of organic

joining brains into a kind of organic computer so that people can think

computer so that people can think

computer so that people can think simultaneously the community who knows

simultaneously the community who knows

simultaneously the community who knows what that’s going to be able to do we

what that’s going to be able to do we

what that’s going to be able to do we talked to a guy in Sweden I mean he can

talked to a guy in Sweden I mean he can

talked to a guy in Sweden I mean he can disembody you right now and you can be

disembody you right now and you can be

disembody you right now and you can be convincingly put into the body of an

convincingly put into the body of an

convincingly put into the body of an inanimate object or any number of things

inanimate object or any number of things

inanimate object or any number of things I mean this stuff has been really wild

I mean this stuff has been really wild

I mean this stuff has been really wild it’s kind of limitless the whole idea

it’s kind of limitless the whole idea

it’s kind of limitless the whole idea with a lot of this stuff was that at

with a lot of this stuff was that at

with a lot of this stuff was that at some point you don’t just feel like you

some point you don’t just feel like you

some point you don’t just feel like you have a tool that’s been put on your body

have a tool that’s been put on your body

have a tool that’s been put on your body it is your body there’s no difference

it is your body there’s no difference

it is your body there’s no difference between you and

between you and

between you and the mechanical piece one of the most

the mechanical piece one of the most

the mechanical piece one of the most amazing things is to see these people

amazing things is to see these people

amazing things is to see these people wearing these things and how effective

wearing these things and how effective

wearing these things and how effective it is and you know this kind of

it is and you know this kind of

it is and you know this kind of incredible joining of body and machine

incredible joining of body and machine

incredible joining of body and machine that’s really beautiful

that’s really beautiful

that’s really beautiful this stuff will change my life I mean it

this stuff will change my life I mean it

this stuff will change my life I mean it will change my kid’s life that’s pretty

will change my kid’s life that’s pretty

will change my kid’s life that’s pretty extraordinary

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