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[chalk scraping across chalkboard]

So this is it.

- - How's it going?

Not bad at all.

- - Okay.

All right.

Okay.

So the brain is the most complicated thing

in the universe. Did you know that?

Well, yeah. You said it in our first class.

You know, there's a myth that we only ever use 10%

of our brain at any one time,

but we actually use almost all of it all the time,

even when we're asleep.

Well, what does it do?

Well, that is what we're trying to find out.

It's ready.

Oh, great. Okay.

- Cool, let's go. -

What is that?

Oh, quite sorry.

Actually, we are going to send a message

to your brain,

now which to you should feel like a question.

And we just want you to think of the answer

and then it should...

It should appear on one of these screens.

Like telepathy?

Yeah. Yeah, actually, like telepathy.

You know, it would actually work better, I think,

if you were asleep, 'cause of the outside interference,

but we're gonna work on it and see if it works

while you are fully awake.

Is that safe?

And shouldn't you be doing this at uni?

It's all above board.

You know, we're just working on it here

before we take it in house.

Okay.

We have only program two, yeah?

2.2.

- Is it showing up clear? -

- Mm. - Great.

Okay, cool. Let's go.

If you could just stand yourself there.

So, you are gonna place a hand either side of the ring...

And you might feel a little tingle.

Tingle?

Yeah.

There's nothing to worry about.

Okay.

Ah!

God.

- No, you okay? - Yeah, it wasn't a tingle.

- It was like a shock. - Let me see.

Hang on, what did you run?

- Are you sure you're okay? - No, I'm fine.

Okay, so sorry.

Sorry, I wasn't expecting that.

This could take ages to reboot now, so...

Sorry. Thank you.

I'll see you in class next week.

What was that?

- Ryan. - No, listen.

I think we'd better pack up, okay?

- I'll see you at work. - Wait.

- Look at this. - What?

It's just read-ins from the probe.

Want me to boost it?

Yeah.

Yeah, keep going to 120.

Can you pass me those?

Hello?

What are you?

Listen, we are recording this, right?

Yeah.

Sort of still running.

Okay, thank you, everybody, for coming.

My name is Ryan Moore, and I'm a professor

of cognitive science at the University of Burton.

And...

Well, it doesn't really seem like anyone else

is gonna be coming,

So...

Should we just kick on?

Yeah.

Oh, okay. Let's go.

Okay, get ready. It's gonna get a bit noisy.

Okay. Do we have a volunteer?

Anybody?

It's perfectly safe.

Yeah. You?

Okay.

And your name?

Tom.

Tom, great. Now, let's... yeah.

You got someone you'd like to speak with?

My dad.

Did he pass recently?

Couple of months ago.

Look, I can't actually guarantee

if we're gonna speak with anyone at all, but...

I'll try my best.

I know what you're thinking.

Cognitive science?

Isn't that sort of just brain stuff?

But yes. Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Yeah, it's how I actually initially made this discovery.

You know, today we're gonna be communicating with a signal.

Operates almost like a brainwave

on the theta spectrum.

But in order to do that, we need some DNA,

which will sort of filter down the signal allowing us

to speak with a single sort of, well, voice.

And we can only really keep

the machine up for about three minutes...

But today we will prove that

when you die isn't the end.

Or rather the end is

just the beginning.

Today Tom...

I mean, Tom, you can ask whatever you want.

Okay.

These swabs are completely sterilized,

so the only DNA on these will be that of Tom's.

So if you could just rub that on the inside of your cheek,

that'd be great.

Okay.

- - Okay.

What would you like to say?

Can I ask where they are?

Who are you?

Well, I'll tell it your name.

So we go, "Tom."

Tom, where's Muffin?

She's...

She's at home. How did you do that?

I mean, I didn't.

So, who's Muffin?

Our dog. Seriously, how did you know that?

Well, I don't. I mean, whoever this is does.

All right, then.

What color were my walls as a kid?

Okay, you wanna ask it what color your walls were?

Okay. Okay.

Train.

Okay, I mean sometimes the responses

are not the best, so a minute and a half.

I had train wallpaper. This is crazy, man.

There's no way you could have known that.

Yeah, I know, so...

Ask if there's a God and a Heaven.

Okay, I mean, are you religious?

No, neither was he.

No. When you are dead, you are dead.

Well, ask him where he is, then.

Dark. All dark.

Where am I? Where am I?

Where am I?

- Where am I? -

Where am I? Where am I?

Where am I?

- Where am I? - Oh, no.

- It's okay. - Where am I?

Sometimes this happens.

It's just a repeat from the links.

- - Tom?

- - Okay.

I'm sorry.

So, okay, so it's okay.

Okay, thank you, Tom.

You can take a seat.

Does...

Does anybody have any questions?

- Ryan? - Oh, yeah. Just a sec.

You have a guest.

Hi. I was at your show last night,

and I don't know what came over me,

but I followed you here after,

and I know how that must sound.

I mean, you could have spoken to me after the show.

I was actually asking for questions.

Yeah, I was nervous, and I'm sorry...

I am sorry that I'm here now.

It's just I lost my husband

about four years ago...

Okay, well, I've got another demo coming up.

Maybe you could come to that.

You know, 20 years we'd been together, and I...