Lina said proudly to Kate: "Although it is no longer the most luxurious square in the world, or even in the United States, I can say with certainty that it is still the most famous in the world. square!"
It¡¯s past eleven o¡¯clock, Eastern Time, almost twelve o¡¯clock, which is a relatively lively time of the day. As Lina who was born and raised in New York, today's task is to go shopping with her cousin who comes here to study in college, so that she can get to know the greatest city in the world in Lina's mind.
Times Square is undoubtedly one of the best places.
"Um."
Kate nodded absently, and looked at everything around her curiously.
The name Times Square is indeed a special place in the hearts of every American. This place where legislation requires owners to hang eye-catching promotional boards can be said to be one of the symbols of the United States! On the square at this time, there were countless three-dimensional advertisements flashing with color, which dazzled Kate, a "bumpkin" who had just arrived in New York.
Of course, what caught Kate¡¯s attention the most was the famous building.
"Lina, is there really no one in that building all the time?"
Looking at those huge screens, Kate was still a little unbelievable!
"That's right!"
Seeing Kate's stunned look, Lina suddenly became happy and said with a smile: "You know, the greatest value of this building is its advertising. As for whether the space inside is rented out, the boss won't care. .¡±
"The value of a building is that it can be used as a carrier for outdoor advertising. I'm afraid this is the only place in the world where such a thing can happen, right?"
Kate was amazed!
"Huh?"
Looking up at the huge display screens, Kate suddenly screamed in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
Linna, who was taking out a small mirror to touch up her makeup, heard her cousin¡¯s cry and immediately turned around and asked.
"Lina, look, why do all the advertising screens suddenly turn into news?"
Kate pointed in the direction of the sky in surprise and asked loudly.
"impossible!"
Lina immediately laughed and said: "Although it has long been possible to change all the advertising content at the same time, it is impossible for neither merchants nor TV stations to spend so much money to do this Huh? !¡±
After glancing up, Lina was also stunned!
President Thomson¡¯s face, so familiar to Americans, appeared in the center of all advertising screens, making Lina feel like she had entered the president¡¯s private room. His personal portraits are everywhere!
Human beings are social animals. If a person stops and looks up, it will naturally arouse the curiosity of others. Many people who were walking in a hurry can't help but look up. Then he stopped!
As President Thomson¡¯s voice grew louder. Ringing in the ears. It was like an absolute zero-degree storm blew by, and everyone in Times Square froze!
" The human brain has always been the most mysterious area in the scientific world. It is composed of tens of billions of cells and has such a complex structure and function that, with the current scientific and technological strength of mankind, it is impossible to Its understanding is still minimal! Yes, our current technology can open the skull, enter the meninges, and even repair the damaged brain with neural stem cells, but neuroscientists all over the world recognize one thing, that is, we have no control over human beings. The brain's cognition is far from enough"
"But one thing we can be sure of!"
Thomson's voice paused for a moment, then continued: "There is no doubt that on this earth now, human beings are the king of all spirits, the master of all things, and the master of the world! The human brain, That¡¯s why humans dominate everything!¡±
"With complex and efficient brains, we have learned to use tools and nature! With complex and efficient brains, we have invented writing and language! With complex and efficient brains, in the long history of mankind, We have the concepts of country, society, government, family, and complex and efficient brains. We have discovered the mysteries of mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine, philosophy and other subjects! With complex and efficient brains, we have created Music, art, movies, dramas and other intoxicating arts! It can be said that everything in the current human world, the steel jungle we have built, the automobile computers we have produced, everything we have created is because we have complex And an efficient brain!¡±
? ??The human brain is our most valuable asset! "
Thomson¡¯s series of words made many people understand something, but more people felt confused. What is the point of speaking out about these things that ordinary people understand at this time?
¡°The human brain is so complex that from the time we began to study it, we still cannot understand all its structures and functions. Even modern scientific and technological means can enter extremely microscopic areas, and various detection methods can To detect even the smallest electrophysiological activity, we still have countless problems to discover and overcome!"
"For example, human beings are born with different levels of intelligence. Some are so smart that they are called geniuses, and some are so ordinary that they are just passers-by! For another example, everyone has different areas of expertise. Some people are sensitive to mathematics, such as Gauss, some people are sensitive to physics, such as Einstein and Newton, some are sensitive to music, such as Beethoven, and some are sensitive to images and colors, such as Van Gogh I think most people will feel like this. Question, why is this?¡±
"Yes, why is that?"
Involuntarily, Lina asked this question in a low voice.
In this Times Square where people stopped and listened, countless people were quietly asking themselves!
At this time, Thomson¡¯s figure and his voice appeared on television stations, the Internet, and all outdoor electronic media across the United States. It is also echoing in the ears of countless Americans!
¡°In this era, no, it should be said that in an earlier era, all neuroscientists have confirmed one thing, that is, we have potential beyond ordinary people¡¯s imagination, especially the brain!¡±
"In the history of the development of neuroscience, people once thought that only a small number of cells were active, and most of the cells were asleep. The number of active brain cells represented the level of a person's intelligence! Some people also believed that those so-called sleeping cells cells. They are just performing other functions! Some people believe that the human left brain is more developed and the right brain is less developed, so we should try our best to develop our right brain. It can improve our brain ability. ! But. No matter which view it is. Or at present, almost all neuroscientists agree that our human brain has immeasurable development potential!"
"So. More than 20 years ago, neuroscientists suddenly had a very wonderful idea!"
"If we can learn more about our brain and learn as much as possible about its ultrastructure and function; if we can influence the growth and development of children's brains; if we can artificially intervene in the brain's Functional area, stimulate it to have more cells, or to stimulate it to have stronger and more functions; if everyone has a genius switch in his brain that controls his talent in a certain field, and we can activate it If we turn this switch what will humanity become? What will this world become?"
¡°Hiss! . . . ¡±
Hearing Thomson¡¯s words, everyone took a breath of air in their hearts!
What will it become?
Improve everyone¡¯s brain power and make everyone a genius? Inspire everyone's genius switch and cultivate 100 million Gauss, 100 million Einstein or Newton, 100 million Beethoven, and 100 million Van Gogh. . . . . .
How can this be!
¡°In the world of science, nothing is impossible!¡±
Thomson¡¯s voice suddenly rose higher and his speaking speed became much faster: ¡°More than 20 years ago, after a comprehensive and careful evaluation, our neuroscientists believed that such an idea is completely possible!¡±
"Boom!"
At this moment, Times Square in New York was in chaos!
In fact, it should be said that the entire United States is in chaos, and among those countries and regions that can receive American TV programs, including those who are paying attention to this conference through various channels, there is also chaos. A bunch!
Everyone understands!
They finally understood what the mysterious research project that the Americans had invested hundreds of billions of dollars in each year for the past twenty years was, and they finally understood why the Americans must continue this research despite difficulties and obstacles. The reason, of course, is that they also understood the true meaning of what Thomson said just now, opening God's forbidden area!
"This is the greatest idea in human history, and it is also the most difficult research!"
Thomson¡¯s voice seemed so empty in people¡¯s ears: ¡°However, this is exactly what we must?A future that you work hard for! In the past two decades, we have organized 140,000 relevant scientific and technical personnel and several times the number of support personnel. We have manufactured and used 270,000 relevant instruments and equipment, and we have invested 1.4 trillion US dollars. The huge amount of funds is to realize this great idea! "
¡°Fortunately, just five days ago, we finally succeeded!¡±
When hearing this sentence, everyone held their breath!
Just when people's accumulated emotions were about to be completely released, Thomson did not pause at all, but his tone suddenly became unusually high-pitched: "This is only the initial success, and we have only achieved the most insignificant achievement, and in For a long time in the future, he may only be able to stay in the laboratory But, it finally opened the door for us!"
"Entering this door means that we humans can finally explore the ultimate mystery of ourselves. As long as time and through our joint efforts, we will surely achieve the ultimate goal we hope to achieve!"