Electronic Brain Link Lets Rats Send Each Other Thoughts
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YES-YEEEEES-YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!DVS BSTrD said:We must keep these experiments from being relocated to the National Institute of Mental Health at ALL COSTS!knight steel said:
captcha:come on down
No captcha that's exactly what we are trying to stop >_<
Soon these hyper intelligent rats will build a society in a large rose bush where they discover electricity and magic only to be disturbed by a loving mother mouse looking for medicine.
Well if anyone wants to share thoughts with me then they made find themselves both disturbed and broken...
Actually that is a valid concern if this tech advances along the lines of cerebral implants or prolonged interaction sessions with devices akin VR or what ever you may have at that point. If someone figures out how to use the system to manipulate the minds of the people connected to it, then the consequences can be disastrous. This has potential to be more akin to wmd's than a single lunatic running around with a knife or a rifle for that matter.6th And Silver said:
NO, I will never allow someone into my brain. My mind is a Sacred space that is reserved for the voice of God and His Angelic choir.
How do I know that this tech wont be used to create the Borg? Force people to think and do things, against their will, all for the betterment of the collective.
PS: Yes, I am serious on both of these counts. I think worst-case and prepare to survive it. Hooking up peoples minds is a B. A. D. - BAD idea.
How do I know that this tech wont be used to create the Borg? Force people to think and do things, against their will, all for the betterment of the collective.
PS: Yes, I am serious on both of these counts. I think worst-case and prepare to survive it. Hooking up peoples minds is a B. A. D. - BAD idea.
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku put it really well (I'm gonna paraphrase): We're starting to develop technology that'd qualify as "futuristic" (Long story how they judge this, but a fascinating concept). The question is, do we use this technology to make everyone's life better, or do like we've done throughout history & kill each other with it?Halyah said:
I'm hoping for the former
Very true, there will be those that abuse the technology. I don't think laws will be what prevents a catastrophic event as a result of these advancements though. Example: people pirate software & hack computers, so governments respond with bills like SOPA, which contains restrictions that could theoretically break the entire internet. More likely, the exponential increase in availability of information will allow people to better protect themselves against such threats. Maybe that's simplistic, but as a fan of open source software, I can say it's worked out pretty well so far.Halyah said:
I genuinely cannot wait to see how data encryption would work. Would we even need to? Can the data within an organic storage medium (brain) be directly translated to/from digital technology? Every brain works slightly different, so would our best line of defense be our own mental instability? All exciting questions I would love to see answered, for better or worse
Um...
Should I be afraid? On another thread I likened the psionic ability of Telepathy to radio communication since both utilize similar electrophysics...even theorizing that something like this could be used except using remote links not a direct electrical connection.
So...when are we going to utilize superconductor elctromagnetism technology to emulate Telekinesis by creating a rig that allows us to control objects with magnetism via mental stimulation?
Should I be afraid? On another thread I likened the psionic ability of Telepathy to radio communication since both utilize similar electrophysics...even theorizing that something like this could be used except using remote links not a direct electrical connection.
So...when are we going to utilize superconductor elctromagnetism technology to emulate Telekinesis by creating a rig that allows us to control objects with magnetism via mental stimulation?
My point was that just about anything CAN be hazardous in the wrong hands. But that doesn't mean we should just ignore the potential practical uses of a particular technology, it just means we have to carful about implementing it.Old Father Eternity said:
And if we're talking about "weapons of mass destruction", then I'll give you another example: The fact that 9/11 happened does not mean that airplanes are a bad idea.
