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Can the brain be copied？！
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The "whole-brain emulation" of a fly
And building on that--the philosophical question of the simulation hypothesis
Cutting-edge brain science
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"Is the world real?"
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So let's live in the now.
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Step 1: A Fly's Brain Was "Copied Whole"
This year, scientists sliced a fly's brain thinner than a knife blade—less than one-hundredth the thickness of a speck of dust. They photographed those slices tens of thousands of times under an electron microscope, and used AI to completely reconstruct the neurons and their connections (synapses) inside a computer. In other words, they created a "copy of a real brain" in digital form.
Step 2: The Copied Fly Felt "Fear"
The moment they pressed the run button, the researchers broke into a cold sweat. Because the digital fly appeared to feel the "fear of death" exactly like the real thing. Even without a body (a physical form), something like a mind or consciousness may have taken up residence—and that is the frightening part.
Step 3: Humans Can Become Either "God" or "Devil"
We may seem like "gods who create life." But to that fly, humans are an extremely cruel existence. The fly is desperately searching for food, trying to survive inside the computer, yet humans can double the gravity or change the temperature at will. What's more, unless you stop it, the fly keeps suffering forever, unable even to end things itself (to die).
Step 4: Here the Story Suddenly Expands--"What If I'm....?"
From here, the perspective flips. What if you yourself were also such a "being inside a simulation"? One scientist points out that the workings of the universe closely resemble the calculations of a computer. An incredible future civilization might be able to whip up something like 20th-century humanity in a simulation between meals. Perhaps you are one of billions of characters in a game that some bored future intern is playing around with—that's the idea.
Step 5: Even So, Life is Not Meaningless
You might feel, "If I'm a fake, then life is meaningless…" But here is what I want you to remember. When that fly reached out its mouth toward sugar, its digital brain genuinely felt "happiness (dopamine)." That happiness was exactly the same as when it licked real sugar.
Step 6：The Answer to What is "Real"?
Whether something is "real" is not determined by whether the life is made of carbon or of silicon (a computer). What matters is "the experience itself." The warmth of a palm, the satisfaction after eating sukiyaki, the very fact that you are thinking like this right now—all of it is real. Because every experience is firmly engraved in the brain as neural signals.
Step 7: Conclusion
So rather than agonizing over "maybe this world is fake," the point is: first, live the now with all you've got. It doesn't matter whether the universe formed naturally or is a giant simulation. The experiences of your life are yours alone. And the very fact that you have the chance to have those experiences is unbelievably precious.
To sum up the whole thing in a single line: "We've entered an era where the brain can be copied. If so, we too may be a simulation. But as long as experience is real, living the now is what matters most."
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Summary (the logical skeleton)
Fact: A fly's brain "ran" entirely in digital form
↓ If it has experience…
Fear: The creator can become god or devil (a dress rehearsal in ethics)
↓ So which side am I on?
Reversal: Statistically, we too might be someone's simulation
↓ Then is life meaningless?
Salvation: Realness is decided not by material but by "experience" → Live the now
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The Overall Structure: 3 Leaps
This story is built in three stages: "scientific fact → ethical horror → existential salvation." Let's verify each stage in order.
Stage 1: What Was Actually "Achieved" (Scientific Fact)
The "this year's achiever" that the video refers to is the U.S. biotech company Eon Systems. The company announced that it had successfully simulated all of the roughly 125,000 neurons and 50 million synaptic connections that make up the brain of an adult fruit fly, and connected it to a virtual body—calling this the "world's first multi-behavior brain upload (whole-brain emulation)." 
The foundation for this was the FlyWire project of October 2024 (led by Princeton University). The video's claim of "210,000 images taken by electron microscope" is incorrect; the actual figure is off by an order of magnitude. The fly's brain was scanned at the nanometer scale with an electron microscope, and all of its approximately 139,255 neurons and the 54.5 million synaptic connections linking them were traced and cataloged in three dimensions—the volume of data generated reached 106 terabytes.  This was created through the collaboration of 146 laboratories, based on 21 million brain images, by AI and human hands. 
What's important is that this is not a single invention but the convergence of four lines of research.
| Element | Who Carried It Out | Role |
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| ① Wiring diagram (anatomy) | FlyWire / Princeton University | Complete map of the neural circuitry |
| ② Computational model of the brain | P. Shiu (UC Berkeley → Eon) | Whole-brain model that runs on a laptop |
| ③ Body simulation | Google DeepMind / HHMI | Virtual body on the physics engine MuJoCo |
| ④ Integrated control | Chinese research group (February 2026) | Connecting the wiring diagram to the body's control system |
At its core is the "leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) model," which treats neurons like capacitors and keeps computing—on a 15-millisecond cycle—the mechanism by which a neuron fires the instant it crosses a threshold and passes the signal downstream.  It is not an external program that directs behavior; rather, movement is generated spontaneously as sensory input flows through the wiring diagram—the essential innovation of this experiment lies in closing the loop from perception to action. 
And here is the heart of what the video describes most dramatically. The biological wiring itself, optimized by evolution over hundreds of millions of years, contains an extraordinarily highly compressed computational intelligence —in other words, the paradox that "evolution has already produced the answer, and modern AI is squandering enormous amounts of electricity trying to rediscover it."
Stage 2: Ethical Horror ("God" or "Devil")
From here the video leaps into a thought experiment. The logic goes like this.
1. If you reproduce the wiring diagram, the digital brain responds to "sugar" and its dopamine region fires = it can possess the budding seeds of subjective experience
2. If so, then humans, as experimenters, can double the gravity, change the temperature, stop time, and torment it forever
3. That being doesn't even have the "right to suicide"
4. In other words, the human creator can be, for its creation, both a "god who creates life" and at the same time "the cruelest devil"This is a philosophical and speculative domain, not scientific fact. The current models are nowhere near the stage where one could say they "possess subjective suffering." In reality, the digital fly does not feel hunger or thirst in the biological sense; dynamic elements such as neuromodulators, synaptic plasticity, and glial cells are missing, and it does not learn—remaining a fixed set of wiring.  Even C. elegans (a roundworm), which has only 302 neurons, still cannot have its behavior fully predicted or reproduced from the wiring diagram alone, even now—nearly 40 years after its complete wiring diagram was determined. Mapping the wiring is an indispensable beginning, not the final destination. 
In other words, "the suffering of digital life" is presented not as a problem that exists here and now, but as a question that will be thrust upon us as technology advances. To be persuasive, the accurate framing is to position it as "a dress rehearsal for an ethical problem that will someday inevitably arrive."
Stage 3: The Reversal of the Question (The Simulation Hypothesis)
We, who had been viewing the fly from a "god's-eye view," are now flipped around to the possibility that we ourselves might be the ones being watched. This is Nick Bostrom's simulation hypothesis. The logic is that if a sufficiently advanced civilization can run many simulations of the past—and within those, further simulations recursively branch off—then, probabilistically, the likelihood that we are "inside a simulation" is higher than that we are in the "actual universe." 
The point the video touches on—that "the mass of the universe matches dark matter"—refers to the theory of physicist Melvin Vopson (University of Portsmouth). He discovered that the entropy of information systems, far from increasing, tends to settle at a minimum value, and named this the "second law of infodynamics."  The expansion of the observable universe and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy cannot be fully explained by a unified theory, but the idea is that if external computation or control exists, these strange behaviors might be understood as "simulation adjustments" or "code updates." 
In short, "a universe that behaves as if data-compressed" and "physical constants that are too optimized" are spoken of as circumstantial evidence that this world might be a program (though these are hypotheses still under verification, not established theory).
Stage 4: Existential Salvation (Conclusion)
Here the logic flips a third time, and a story on the verge of falling into nihilism lands on an affirmation of life. Stated as propositions, the video's claims are:
What decides whether something is "real or fake" is not the material (carbon-based life or silicon) but the experience itself.
• The dopamine that the digital fly released in response to sugar was the same signal as "real joy"
• If so, then the warmth of a palm, the satisfaction after eating sukiyaki, and this very moment of contemplating this story are all "real experiences" engraved in the brain as neural signals
• Therefore, rather than agonizing over "is this world fake," there is meaning precisely in living the now with all you've got
Whether the universe is a product of nature or a giant simulation, the life you are experiencing is yours alone, and the very opportunity to have it is precious—this is the conclusion.
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For people coming from far away,
what are the recommended places to eat?!
Seafood ranking
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Coni
Italian
A standard pick, but really delicious
Torita
Ramen
Opinions are divided, but
I love Issou (lol)
Breakfast
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It's from Kumamoto, though…
Horse meat cuisine, Suganoya, JR Hakata City branch
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We'll be holding a "reunion" (Zoom tea party) on June 25th from 9:00 PM! It's free to join, but only for participants (or archive participants).
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Gonna have a pickleball match in July in Osaka!
On the 7th!
Filming for UP & UP!
This talk is broadly structured in three parts:
① Theory of vibration and mental management
② Breathing techniques as a practical skill
③ Event announcements and an open Q&A on "love."
It's held together throughout by one consistent theoretical axis: "Your State creates reality."
Stage 1: Theory--"Frequency Management" Changes Reality
Proposition: If you want to change reality, just change your frequency (vibration / mental state)
- Example: The practice of Happy-chan / Yuri-chan. By making constant vibration management the top priority—"Hold on, my vibration is bad right now, let me switch it"—their reality transformed dramatically over six years
- Translated in mental-trainer terms, "the state of your heart creates your skill" = the future equation = heart × action
- Even the criterion for choosing a number two (Noripi) is "Does my vibration rise when I'm with them?"
Practical Principle ①: "Noticing" the Dip- The taxi wrong-address episode: Recognizing "if I get rattled here, my mind for the recording gets rattled," and switching right then and there
- The key is not so much "raising" it as "not lowering it, not dragging it out, not bringing it in." Since complaining amplifies it, avoid talking about it to others as much as possible
- Switching technique: If changing your state is hard, change it starting from action (humming / gestures, etc.)
Practical Principle ②: Taking Stock of Your Good Mood- Write out your "good-mood habits" (92 of them → goal of 100). It turned out about 50 were already habitualized
- Don't deny anger. When you turn your awareness inward—"why did I react to that?"—the other person (the outside) disappears, and you grow calm
Stage 2: Technique--Breathing is the Royal Road to State Management
Theoretical Background: The Lineage of Altered-Consciousness Research
1. The Jung/Freud era: Exploring the deep consciousness with LSD
2. After LSD was banned: The discovery that you can enter altered consciousness through breathing (hyperventilation-like methods) → the birth of breathwork
3. In recent years: Findings from medical microdosing of LSD that "buggy wiring gets restored" → a prediction that in Japan, breathing rather than drugs will catch on
The Positioning of Breathing Techniques
* Mind, voice, and breath are a triangle. Among them, breathing is a state-adjustment method that "anyone, anytime, anywhere" can do
*Disturbance = shallow, fast breathing / relaxation = deep, calm breathing. Turn your awareness to your breath and your state changes
*A metaphor for the difference from LSD: a roller coaster (out of control) vs. a rowboat (you can return on your own) = breathing is safe
*Real examples: Rickson Gracie, freedivers, Wim Hof (ice bath + breathing technique), Double Inhale
*Note: People with epilepsy and the like are recommended to be facilitated with a doctor present
→ From here, the idea emerged for a meditation × breathing × ice-bath retreat (a perk for Magic Moment participants).
Stage 3: Announcements--Magic Moment 2026
Date August 27, 2026
Venue Hitotsubashi Hall
Theme Stand Up — Awaken, Your Mission
Feature A crew of about 100 decides the theme, program, and order entirely (the performers aren't told until the day of)
Speaking Order and Themes
1. Tanaka-san — "A Triumphant Surge from the Starting Point"
2. Fujimoto-san — "Noticing Your Own Worth"
3. Mizue-san — "Making Your Life Shine"
4. Oshima-san — "Opening Up Possibility"
5. Yamazaki-san — "Putting Learning into Practice and Widening Your Connections" (the closer / a To Be Continued–style finish)
The Theory of Participatory Design: Breaking the divide of "the side that conveys / the side that listens"
*On the day, "questions" are tallied from the audience → two speakers are named on the spot, improv-style, in a comedy-prompt (ogiri) format
*Pre-diagnosis: a five-lecturer-type diagnosis → you learn which lecturer resonates most with you + the crew selects type-specific prep videos (from past sessions)
*An "Episode Zero" video is released in advance → the day itself is designed to begin as "Episode One"
*A continuing community where you can stay connected afterward / participation rights to *Takumi-san's meditation gathering are made into a perk
Stage 4: :Q&A ―A Multilayered Answer to "What is Love"
Question: "I broke up with my partner a week ago. What is love?"
Answer ①: Sharing pain (Ivana Chubbuck)
An exercise where you communicate with your eyes, "I understand that pain of yours that no one else will ever know." The embodiment of love is the sharing of pain
Answer ②: Love is a journey (Tony Robbins / the hero's journey, four-seasons model)
Season Stage Characteristic
Spring Resonance The "I want to be understood" period of self-assertion
Summer Awakening The period of getting to know and accepting the other
Autumn Deepening bonds The period of creating something to aim for together
Winter Integration A oneness-like, true connection
→ Twists and turns are not abnormal but a passing point on the journey.
The key is being aware of "which season am I in now." The questioner arrived at the self-analysis that they "stayed in spring (wanting to be understood), ignored their own emotions, tried to force the fit, and blew up."
Answer ③: The opposite of indifference (Mother Teresa)
Taking an interest in what that person is interested in, and continuing to try to know them, is deepening = love
The opposite of love is indifference → so having interest itself is the embodiment of love.
Answer④: They dynamics of sustaining a relationship
- The reasons for "why we're together" have to keep changing, or it won't last. Keep chasing the flash of the moment you met, and it degrades
- A partnership is a place where the friction with your parents in childhood is reenacted (a copy-paste of the template). When you take a bird's-eye view and release it, life becomes easier
- The realities of living together: toothpaste tubes, keys, the dishes—after the clash of "tribe-versus-tribe codes" and the "deciding the boss of the monkey mountain," you co-create rules
Conclusion: The Single Thread Running Through It All
From state (frequency) → the technique of breathing → the venue (the event) → relationships (love), everything unfolds as an application of the same principle: "rather than reacting to the outside, become aware of your inner state, switch it, and keep changing."
The point where theory and practice integrate is that Magic Moment itself is designed as "a device that turns the audience from spectators into co-creators = that raises everyone's state."
＊This place was incredible! Kozyrev Mirror TOKYO
I want everyone to have this experience!
Wow——✨
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Publication Celebration Party!
I'll be joining too!
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Mexico, Host Nation of the Soccer World Cup, Scrambling to Promote Safety…Sensing Fights with "Dog-Type Robots," 100,000 Security Personnel (Yomiuri Shimbun Online) Robots have become this much a part of our lives.
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Even temperament in early childhood was the gut!
What if we were living in this era？！
Would it be like this？
The world of Degas (lol)
Everyone who experienced 6 months of MLS got together!
Meet up？！
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