Paralyzed man controls another’s hand via brain implant
Singularity Hub - 23-Oct-2025Brain implant links two people, restoring movement, touch, and shared sensation
Augmentation
Staying healthy long enough for radical life extension to become a reality is like to involve body augmentation as drugs and healthy living will only get us so far. So human body interventions are likely to be needed such as replacement organs and body parts, or even external augmentation such as exoskeletons to keep us mobile.
Read more about: Artificial Organs, Biohacking, Brain Interface, Exoskeleton, Nootropics, Prostheses, Vision.
Augmentation News
AI helps paralyzed patients control robotic arm with their thoughts
Interesting Engineering - 01-Sep-2025It helps people, including one paralyzed participant, control robotic arms faster
Brain implant lets patients speak using only their thoughts
Scientific American - 14-Aug-2025New neural device decodes inner speech, offering faster, effortless communication
Synchron’s brain implant lets an ALS patient control an iPad entirely through thought
FierceBiotech - 04-Aug-2025This breakthrough shows how technology can restore independence
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Longevity Conference Attendees Hospitalized After Using Peptides?
Optispan podcast episode - Longevity Conference Turns Risky After Peptide Use?
Female Biohacker: How I Reversed My Biological Age By 5 Years (Simple Steps)
Optispan podcast episode - Kayla Barnes-Lentz’s journey from a standard diet to science-backed healthy habits
I Put a Microchip in My Hand. Here’s Why
Moonshots Podcast Episode - Peter Diamandis shares his personal experience with receiving a medical implant
Transhumanism for Human Enhancement and Longevity
17-Oct-2025
Oxford Biohacking Society event with David Wood discussing his book (FREE, UK)
Biohacking - you can do it, too
Ellen Jorgensen opened Genspace, a nonprofit DIY bio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science
16-Jun-2022
Exhibitor highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
I spoke with providers of supplements, CBD, trackers, drinks, and health apps
09-Jun-2022
Speaker highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
Talks covered genetics, stem cells, photobiomodulation, psychedelics and the circadian rhythm
26-Feb-2020
Impli Implantables Presents at London Futurists
Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch talked about the history and future in implant technology
02-Sep-2019
Nexus Book Review (Ramez Naam)
A thought-provoking book with the same thorough detail given to the near future as Iain M. Banks does to the far future culture universe.
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