Roundtables: Inside the Quest for Cognitive Immortality

Join a subscriber-only conversation exploring possible paths to keep your mind going.

Available only for MIT Technology Review subscribers.

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

In an effort to reach an elusive continuity of the self, some far-thinking technologists are working on ways to keep your brain going—even beyond death. Join science editor Mary Beth Griggs and senior editor for biomedicine Antonio Regalado for a conversation exploring possible paths to keep your mind going, including gradual brain replacement and uploading our memories to the cloud.

Going live at 17:00 GMT / 12pm EST / 9am PST

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