# Summary of IRC Discussion on September 27, 2015

* A discussion about brain addressing schemes noted that approximately 50 bits would be sufficient to uniquely address every neuron and synapse in the human brain (100 billion neurons and 600 trillion synapses), with reference to the Brain Emulation Roadmap Report.

* Participants critiqued the Human Brain Project (HBP), arguing that it operates under the problematic paradigm that the brain is a perfectly modular structure, with both individual neurons and brain areas functioning independently.

* A conversation about scientific publishing highlighted how the centralization of peer review and citation networks creates a monoculture that pushes contra-mainstream research to the fringes, limiting paradigmatic diversity.

* Participants discussed the challenge of managing the expanding flow of scientific information, noting that the increasing number of researchers makes it difficult to filter relevant data and effectively share one's own work.

* A proposal was made to create a distributed archive of the DIYHPlus library using BitTorrent Sync or BEP 35/39 protocols to reduce server load and ensure content availability through peer-to-peer sharing.