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.
Resources
North Sense
- Magnetic north detector connected via titanium bar piercings
Cyborg Nest
- Developing technology to experience the hidden parts of nature (a Mindware company)
Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch
- Founder of Impli (implantable technology) and biotechnologist
Impli
- We use implants to help people get better and faster first point of care
Mnemo
- A machine that automatically records and retrieves memories
More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement
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The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
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Augmentation Blog Posts
Impli Implantables Presents at London Futurists
26-Feb-2020 Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch talked about the history and future in implant technology
Machine controls human - next step an app to define yourself
27-Jan-2015
Eat or recharge? Soylent doesn’t go far enough for me
16-Dec-2014
Recent News
New brain implant for neural recording provides more data, less tissue damage
Stanford School of Medicine - 23-Mar-2020
Thousands of single-neuron activities can be recorded as successfully tested in mice
Read more...Scientists can control target nerve cells in living nematodes
New Scientist - 19-Mar-2020
Until now there has been no way to control only a selected group of nerve cells
Read more...First time demo of artificial neurons communicating with real ones
SYFY Wire - 28-Feb-2020
Goal is to restore brain function to Parkinson’s, strokes, or epilepsy patients
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