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How could an uplifted falcon's brain work?
Planetary nitrification: could it work?How could Kuutamian animals work?How fast could a directed breeding program turn another Earth species intelligent?Brain to body mass ratio vs general brain massIs having an enormous brain truly helpful?Plant based lifeforms: brain equivalent?Maximum capacity of Parrot-sized BrainHow would mind transfer work and how many minds/memories could a brain hold?Brain Tick, how could it take over a host's brain?How could an amorphous species work?
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In JJBA: Stardust Crusaders, there was a two-parter with a falcon stand-user, called Pet Shop, as the antagonist. The character kinda intrigued me, so I decided to steal it while Araki wasn't watching.
I made some changes... which led to a problem:
As of now, Horus is a genetically "uplifted" falcon, and the user of the "Ace of Clover". In other words,
- he possesses intelligence and personality nearly indistinguishable
from that of humans', obviously capable of speech as well. - He can also fly just as good as, if not better than, ordinary
falcons. - All whilst being able to aim and fire 1-6 bolts of nanomachines.
That's a tall order for bird-brains to fill. And I'm not entirely sure how he could pull it off. On the outside, Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon, so how can he have so much computing capacity?
science-based biology intelligence
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
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In JJBA: Stardust Crusaders, there was a two-parter with a falcon stand-user, called Pet Shop, as the antagonist. The character kinda intrigued me, so I decided to steal it while Araki wasn't watching.
I made some changes... which led to a problem:
As of now, Horus is a genetically "uplifted" falcon, and the user of the "Ace of Clover". In other words,
- he possesses intelligence and personality nearly indistinguishable
from that of humans', obviously capable of speech as well. - He can also fly just as good as, if not better than, ordinary
falcons. - All whilst being able to aim and fire 1-6 bolts of nanomachines.
That's a tall order for bird-brains to fill. And I'm not entirely sure how he could pull it off. On the outside, Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon, so how can he have so much computing capacity?
science-based biology intelligence
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
$endgroup$
3
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Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
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– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
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Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
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– Agrajag
6 hours ago
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@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
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– Mephistopheles
6 hours ago
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"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
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– Pelinore
3 hours ago
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^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
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– Pelinore
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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In JJBA: Stardust Crusaders, there was a two-parter with a falcon stand-user, called Pet Shop, as the antagonist. The character kinda intrigued me, so I decided to steal it while Araki wasn't watching.
I made some changes... which led to a problem:
As of now, Horus is a genetically "uplifted" falcon, and the user of the "Ace of Clover". In other words,
- he possesses intelligence and personality nearly indistinguishable
from that of humans', obviously capable of speech as well. - He can also fly just as good as, if not better than, ordinary
falcons. - All whilst being able to aim and fire 1-6 bolts of nanomachines.
That's a tall order for bird-brains to fill. And I'm not entirely sure how he could pull it off. On the outside, Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon, so how can he have so much computing capacity?
science-based biology intelligence
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
$endgroup$
In JJBA: Stardust Crusaders, there was a two-parter with a falcon stand-user, called Pet Shop, as the antagonist. The character kinda intrigued me, so I decided to steal it while Araki wasn't watching.
I made some changes... which led to a problem:
As of now, Horus is a genetically "uplifted" falcon, and the user of the "Ace of Clover". In other words,
- he possesses intelligence and personality nearly indistinguishable
from that of humans', obviously capable of speech as well. - He can also fly just as good as, if not better than, ordinary
falcons. - All whilst being able to aim and fire 1-6 bolts of nanomachines.
That's a tall order for bird-brains to fill. And I'm not entirely sure how he could pull it off. On the outside, Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon, so how can he have so much computing capacity?
science-based biology intelligence
science-based biology intelligence
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
asked 7 hours ago
MephistophelesMephistopheles
2,1382934
2,1382934
3
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Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
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– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
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Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
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– Agrajag
6 hours ago
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@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
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– Mephistopheles
6 hours ago
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"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
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– Pelinore
3 hours ago
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^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
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– Pelinore
3 hours ago
add a comment |
3
$begingroup$
Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
$endgroup$
– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
$endgroup$
– Agrajag
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
$endgroup$
– Mephistopheles
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
3
3
$begingroup$
Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
$endgroup$
– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
$endgroup$
– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
$endgroup$
– Agrajag
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
$endgroup$
– Agrajag
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
$endgroup$
– Mephistopheles
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
$endgroup$
– Mephistopheles
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
3 hours ago
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Surprisingly enough, this may not actually be a problem. Birds have incredibly dense brains, and songbirds for example already have pretty robust speech centers. Plenty can make tools, socialize, etc., which is pretty much humans' big claim to fame. To make Horus indistinguishable from us, you could simply give him a slightly larger brain, say 20% bigger, and rejigger it to allow for human speak instead of birdsong.
But since that's boring, here are some alternatives:
Cyborg bird: since you've already got nanomachines, give our friend Horus here a couple billion tiny computers in his head. Like neurons, but better.
Fancy Neurons: the traditional neuron acts like a sort of signal repeater. If it gets a high enough input, it will send an electrochemical signal and potentially activate more neurons. Plug a ton of these into eachother and bam, there's your brain. Every neuron in the brain is essentially the same, its the structure of it all that determines how it will work. Alternatively, people have done some nifty stuff recently to make cells do simple computations. Horus could have a brain made up of these. They would not have to be much more complicated to double efficiency.
Possible neuron improvements include:
- Each neuron could have multiple outputs (real neurons have only one)
- Neurons could have DNA memory. No one really knows how real memory works, but this would be far more space efficient regardless. With altered cells like these you could store bits of information inside each cell. You would save big on both memory storage and computation
- Neurons can do more complicated computations
Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits.
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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Surprisingly enough, this may not actually be a problem. Birds have incredibly dense brains, and songbirds for example already have pretty robust speech centers. Plenty can make tools, socialize, etc., which is pretty much humans' big claim to fame. To make Horus indistinguishable from us, you could simply give him a slightly larger brain, say 20% bigger, and rejigger it to allow for human speak instead of birdsong.
But since that's boring, here are some alternatives:
Cyborg bird: since you've already got nanomachines, give our friend Horus here a couple billion tiny computers in his head. Like neurons, but better.
Fancy Neurons: the traditional neuron acts like a sort of signal repeater. If it gets a high enough input, it will send an electrochemical signal and potentially activate more neurons. Plug a ton of these into eachother and bam, there's your brain. Every neuron in the brain is essentially the same, its the structure of it all that determines how it will work. Alternatively, people have done some nifty stuff recently to make cells do simple computations. Horus could have a brain made up of these. They would not have to be much more complicated to double efficiency.
Possible neuron improvements include:
- Each neuron could have multiple outputs (real neurons have only one)
- Neurons could have DNA memory. No one really knows how real memory works, but this would be far more space efficient regardless. With altered cells like these you could store bits of information inside each cell. You would save big on both memory storage and computation
- Neurons can do more complicated computations
Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits.
answered 5 hours ago
tmightyquinntmightyquinn
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
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– Liam Morris
5 hours ago
1
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
Surprisingly enough, this may not actually be a problem. Birds have incredibly dense brains, and songbirds for example already have pretty robust speech centers. Plenty can make tools, socialize, etc., which is pretty much humans' big claim to fame. To make Horus indistinguishable from us, you could simply give him a slightly larger brain, say 20% bigger, and rejigger it to allow for human speak instead of birdsong.
But since that's boring, here are some alternatives:
Cyborg bird: since you've already got nanomachines, give our friend Horus here a couple billion tiny computers in his head. Like neurons, but better.
Fancy Neurons: the traditional neuron acts like a sort of signal repeater. If it gets a high enough input, it will send an electrochemical signal and potentially activate more neurons. Plug a ton of these into eachother and bam, there's your brain. Every neuron in the brain is essentially the same, its the structure of it all that determines how it will work. Alternatively, people have done some nifty stuff recently to make cells do simple computations. Horus could have a brain made up of these. They would not have to be much more complicated to double efficiency.
Possible neuron improvements include:
- Each neuron could have multiple outputs (real neurons have only one)
- Neurons could have DNA memory. No one really knows how real memory works, but this would be far more space efficient regardless. With altered cells like these you could store bits of information inside each cell. You would save big on both memory storage and computation
- Neurons can do more complicated computations
Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits.
answered 5 hours ago
tmightyquinntmightyquinn
612
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
$endgroup$
– Liam Morris
5 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
$endgroup$
– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
$endgroup$
– Pelinore
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
$endgroup$
– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
Surprisingly enough, this may not actually be a problem. Birds have incredibly dense brains, and songbirds for example already have pretty robust speech centers. Plenty can make tools, socialize, etc., which is pretty much humans' big claim to fame. To make Horus indistinguishable from us, you could simply give him a slightly larger brain, say 20% bigger, and rejigger it to allow for human speak instead of birdsong.
But since that's boring, here are some alternatives:
Cyborg bird: since you've already got nanomachines, give our friend Horus here a couple billion tiny computers in his head. Like neurons, but better.
Fancy Neurons: the traditional neuron acts like a sort of signal repeater. If it gets a high enough input, it will send an electrochemical signal and potentially activate more neurons. Plug a ton of these into eachother and bam, there's your brain. Every neuron in the brain is essentially the same, its the structure of it all that determines how it will work. Alternatively, people have done some nifty stuff recently to make cells do simple computations. Horus could have a brain made up of these. They would not have to be much more complicated to double efficiency.
Possible neuron improvements include:
- Each neuron could have multiple outputs (real neurons have only one)
- Neurons could have DNA memory. No one really knows how real memory works, but this would be far more space efficient regardless. With altered cells like these you could store bits of information inside each cell. You would save big on both memory storage and computation
- Neurons can do more complicated computations
Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits.
answered 5 hours ago
tmightyquinntmightyquinn
612
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tmightyquinn is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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$endgroup$
Surprisingly enough, this may not actually be a problem. Birds have incredibly dense brains, and songbirds for example already have pretty robust speech centers. Plenty can make tools, socialize, etc., which is pretty much humans' big claim to fame. To make Horus indistinguishable from us, you could simply give him a slightly larger brain, say 20% bigger, and rejigger it to allow for human speak instead of birdsong.
But since that's boring, here are some alternatives:
Cyborg bird: since you've already got nanomachines, give our friend Horus here a couple billion tiny computers in his head. Like neurons, but better.
Fancy Neurons: the traditional neuron acts like a sort of signal repeater. If it gets a high enough input, it will send an electrochemical signal and potentially activate more neurons. Plug a ton of these into eachother and bam, there's your brain. Every neuron in the brain is essentially the same, its the structure of it all that determines how it will work. Alternatively, people have done some nifty stuff recently to make cells do simple computations. Horus could have a brain made up of these. They would not have to be much more complicated to double efficiency.
Possible neuron improvements include:
- Each neuron could have multiple outputs (real neurons have only one)
- Neurons could have DNA memory. No one really knows how real memory works, but this would be far more space efficient regardless. With altered cells like these you could store bits of information inside each cell. You would save big on both memory storage and computation
- Neurons can do more complicated computations
Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits.
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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4 hours ago
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– Liam Morris
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
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– Liam Morris
5 hours ago
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Hi, welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! If you haven’t already, please read through our tour page. What a great first post, i’ve just read this normally but did not think to check your reputation, i was very surprised when i saw this answer again in my review tab, you wrote it like an experienced user.
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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@Liam Morris thanks for the warm welcome!
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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"Ancient Bird Family: Horus is from a long line of falcons, bred for their anthropomorphic traits." so to look reasonably human or humanoid then, it might help if you read the OP's question a bit more carefully "Horus looks just like a normal brown falcon" which then going back to your "Birds have incredibly dense brains" yes they do, but unless their a lot bigger than a normal birds brain they won't be as intelligent as a human, will they, because if they were then ordinary birds would be already, (unless I have) you've misunderstood the facts of the question.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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^ the point is that the OP appears to be talking about a normal size ordinary falcon while your answer seems to assume it's a humanoid human size man-falcon? unless I've missed my mark it's a complete mismatch of question & answer that appears to invalidate your answer in all important particulars.
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– Pelinore
4 hours ago
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Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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– tmightyquinn
4 hours ago
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Anthropomorphic doesn't mean "humanoid," just "human-like" in a more general sense. Talking or thinking like a human are all anthropomorphic characteristics. As for the brain thing, some birds have a comparable number of neurons to a medium-sized primate, so I think its not too unreasonable, it would just require some creative re-wiring. Some more mass too if we're being reasonable, but not so much that Horus would be unconvincing as a falcon
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4 hours ago
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Whatever his brain is made of, it ain't normal bird brains. Bird brains are really interestingly arranged and optimised for performance against weight, but they aren't magic. Personally, I think he'd have to be a wee bit bigger than the original, but humans can't spot the difference because they don't socialise with various falcons often enough.
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– Starfish Prime
7 hours ago
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Do the beings that created/engineered Horus have access to hyperspace or pocket universes?
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– Agrajag
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@Agrajag The only thing his creator "The Joker" has access to is nanomachines and a quantum computer, so nope.
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"nanomachines and a quantum computer" well there's your answer then, Horus's "brain" isn't (all) in his body, micro-transceivers connect him to a dedicated quantum computer that manages most of his thought processes for him, the only on-board adjustment to his body needed then is replacing his tongue & vocal apparatus with a parrots so he can talk ~ presto! one talking falcon with human intelligence.
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^ so if someone jams his radio signal (or cellphone connection?) to his external brain he's reduced to the smarts of a particularly bright Raven (so around that of a 4 or 5 year old child according to some studies).
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