
NeuroscienceOctober 1, 2015
Why the Human Brain Project Went Wrong—and How to Fix It
Two years in, a $1-billion-plus effort to simulate the human brain is in disarray. Was it poor management, or is something fundamentally wrong with Big Science?
Stefan Theil is a journalist and editor based in Berlin and a recent Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University.

Why the Human Brain Project Went Wrong—and How to Fix It
Two years in, a $1-billion-plus effort to simulate the human brain is in disarray. Was it poor management, or is something fundamentally wrong with Big Science?

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