the long held dream of creating an irrational, violent, fear hobbled, and hopelessly confused computer simulation has taken a step toward becoming a reality with the announcement of the blue brain project. a collaboration between IBM and a swiss university team aiming to create the first computer simulation of the entire human brain right down to the molecular level. very cool. here is some coverage from new scientist and businesweek. interesting stuff. (btw the thumbnail is taken from gray matters: the brain movie.)