# A Physics Simulator Could Simulate a Brain by Scott Draves > "In principle, a good physics simulator could, very slowly, simulate a brain and its environment." > **— Scott Draves**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Focus On Our Destination, Not The Schedule](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26219) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Scott Draves; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Article:** [[articles/Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute|Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/World Simulation|World Simulation]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Functional Digital Twin|Functional Digital Twin]] - [[wiki/Artificial Neural Networks|Artificial Neural Networks]] - [[wiki/Counterfactual Self-Simulation|Counterfactual Self-Simulation]] - [[wiki/Digital Replica|Digital Replica]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "In principle, a good physics simulator could, very slowly, simulate a brain and its environment." — Scott Draves, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-scott-draves-physics-simulator-simulate-brain ```