MACHINES IN OUR MINDS
Published by MIT Press (Partner: Penguin Random House)
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A visual and engaging overview of neural implants, as well as the ethics, technical challenges, and potential pathways for more advanced solutions to reach patients.
Machines in Our Minds offers a unique look at the history and current status of medical neural implants. Ian Halpern—a principal investigator who cofounded a neural implant company and served on the inaugural US presidential BRAIN Initiative review panel—discusses everything from the origins of these implants to the future for many millions of recipients. Topics range from animal and clinical research to the details of the technology, as well as the ethics, risks, and challenges faced by researchers and developers.
Halpern focuses on the stories behind neural implants that have achieved sustained commercialization, the technical and business challenges of reaching patients, and the future of advanced neural implants. Bridging the many disciplines that are part of neural implant development and commercialization, the book provides developers with useful details, patients with a more well-rounded understanding, and technology enthusiasts with accessible descriptions to counterbalance recently accelerating hyperbole. 
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“Ian Halpern’s Machines in Our Minds masterfully examines the past, present, and future of neurotechnology through multiple lenses. Timely amid unprecedented investment in brain–computer interfaces, this insightful work by an accomplished scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur is essential reading.”
—Douglas Weber, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University
“Machines in Our Minds is a comprehensive guide—accessible to general readers, valuable for newcomers, and a resource for experts—that provides a thorough grounding in the history, current state, and future of the surging field of neural interfaces.”
—John Donoghue, Henry Merritt Wriston Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience, Brown University
“A comprehensive account of neural implants, candid about the promise for patients and unsparing about the risks. Essential reading before these devices become widespread.”
—Nita Farahany, author of The Battle for Your BrainENDORSEMENTS
“A wonderful, detailed tour of neural implants: their surprising history, the science we still don’t understand, and what’s genuinely coming next.”
—David Eagleman, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University; author of Livewired and Incognito
“Ian Halpern has created the ultimate primer to set the stage for creators of the future of neuromodulation, beginners and experts alike. A comprehensive and essential read.”
—Josh Makower, The Yock Family Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering and The Byers Family Director and Cofounder, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford University
“A rare book: rigorous enough for veterans, welcoming enough for newcomers, and clear enough for outsiders. Halpern captures this young field’s history while illuminating exactly where neural technology’s promise is heading.”
—JoJo Platt, Senior Contributing Editor, NeuroTech Reports
ITERATION
Published by Nexus House LLC (Sales & Distribution: Amazon)
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Iteration uses bite-sized descriptions, examples, and activities, to share a framework built from over twenty years in design, engineering, and technology. Ian Halpern proposes a practical interdisciplinary language of iteration for our ever-evolving age of design and technological development. Brief engaging examples including medical implants, architecture, animation, and space exploration guide readers towards solutions crackling with creativity.
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