https://magnus919.com/tags/technology-futures/Recent content in Technology Futures on Notes from the Rabbit HoleHugoen-US© [Magnus Hedemark](https://github.com/magnus919)Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://magnus919.com/2026/11/the-brain-on-silicon/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://magnus919.com/2026/11/the-brain-on-silicon/<p>Your brain runs on twenty watts.</p> <p>That is not poetic license or a rough metaphor. Your nervous system, with its 86 billion neurons and hundreds of trillions of synaptic connections, draws roughly the same electrical power as two common household LED bulbs. It can recognize a childhood friend you have not seen in twenty years, master a complicated espresso machine on the first attempt, navigate an unfamiliar subway station without bumping into a soul, and formulate an original thought it has never articulated before, all while sipping less current than an idling laptop charger.</p>