ye are machines?

- Light Bulb by Eric Drooker

"THE human brain is, in surprising part, an appliance powered by electricity. It constantly generates about 12 watts of energy, enough to keep a flashlight glowing. It works by sending out electrical impulses — bursts of power running along the cellular wires of the nervous system — to stimulate muscles into motion or thought into being."

Ghosts in the Machine,
Op-Ed by Deborah Blum, NY Times, December 30, 2006