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Re:By 2040, computers will need more electricity than the wo... by dharma1 on Monday July 25, 2016 @08:00AM (#12158032)
A human brain runs on 20W. I think we have a lot of work ahead of us
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Re:By 2040, computers will need more electricity than the wo... by jlmendezbonini on Monday July 25, 2016 @12:42PM (#12159847)
>So a typical adult human brain runs on around 12 watts

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thinking-hard-calo...

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