Man as an upgrade platform: presentation
At the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference, journalist Quinn Norton (Quinn Norton) conducted a curious presentation on the subject of an upgrade of the human body - about which operations are especially popular in modern medicine. According to the author, the upgrade procedure can be considered as the most real hacking, because as a result of “hacking” a person gets access to the undocumented capabilities of his body.
The most common modifications are surgery, including cosmetic surgery, as well as taking drugs that change the chemical composition of the body. This cannot be called a cure - it is an improvement. In addition, millions of Americans take antidepressants that change psychology a lot. This, too, can be viewed in a sense as breaking your body on a mental level.
Recently, even more exotic methods of modification have appeared. For example, implanting a magnet into a finger, after which small metal objects can be attracted.
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The magnet not only attracts objects, but also catches powerful electromagnetic radiation, for example, from turbines, motors, electrical wires, even hard drives. In some situations, such a “sixth sense” can be very useful.
In addition to conventional magnets, people are starting to implant RFID radiochips for monitoring and identification. In some countries of the world, a program has already been adopted for implanting such chips into passports, which is the first stage of the transition to the completely paperless “chip + body” technology.
“People are beginning to understand and want access to their own bodies and their own data. Access to bodies is becoming one of human rights and a completely geeky pleasure, ”is how Quinn Norton ends his presentation. In his opinion, there are only a few decades left before the “medical pleasure” industry and the introduction of implants become part of popular culture.
via Norton Presentation
The most common modifications are surgery, including cosmetic surgery, as well as taking drugs that change the chemical composition of the body. This cannot be called a cure - it is an improvement. In addition, millions of Americans take antidepressants that change psychology a lot. This, too, can be viewed in a sense as breaking your body on a mental level.
Recently, even more exotic methods of modification have appeared. For example, implanting a magnet into a finger, after which small metal objects can be attracted.
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The magnet not only attracts objects, but also catches powerful electromagnetic radiation, for example, from turbines, motors, electrical wires, even hard drives. In some situations, such a “sixth sense” can be very useful.
In addition to conventional magnets, people are starting to implant RFID radiochips for monitoring and identification. In some countries of the world, a program has already been adopted for implanting such chips into passports, which is the first stage of the transition to the completely paperless “chip + body” technology.
“People are beginning to understand and want access to their own bodies and their own data. Access to bodies is becoming one of human rights and a completely geeky pleasure, ”is how Quinn Norton ends his presentation. In his opinion, there are only a few decades left before the “medical pleasure” industry and the introduction of implants become part of popular culture.
via Norton Presentation
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/6158/
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