Engineering X

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Engineering X, where X equals serendipity, understanding, or existence. Essays on these themes by members, alumni, and friends of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology group.

About Ed Boyden

I lead the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology group, which invents tools for observing and controlling biological systems, such as the brain, at a โ€œground truthโ€ level. My goal is to understand the nature of existence, and to engineer improvements thereupon.

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