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This is old news, and gets much more publicity in the media that it probably deserves, but the vision of a "brain-like" computer certainly appeals to a majority of readers. Previously:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2898229

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2908802

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2899299