Exhibitor highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
I spoke with providers of supplements, CBD, trackers, drinks, and health apps
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
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More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement
More Than Human is about our growing power to alter our minds, bodies, and lifespans through technology, written by Ramez Naam
Biohacking - you can do it, too
Ellen Jorgensen opened Genspace, a nonprofit DIY bio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science
The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
The Body Builders explores the current revolution in human augmentation written by Adam Piore
Augmentation Blog Posts
16-Jun-2022
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.
26-Feb-2015
Action Man bionic eyes coming to an opticians near you soon
EPFL demonstrate the latest prototype a contact lens with built in optical zoom
Recent News
FDA grants approval for Neuralink to proceed with human trials
BBC - 26-May-2023
Neuralink's implants will still require extensive testing to overcome technical and ethical issues
Read more...3D-printed Electronics for Medical and Technical Applications
Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2023
Study demonstrates feasibility of conducting polymer-based structures as integrated electronics for medical applications
Read more...Synchron’s brain implant that helps turn thoughts into text
CNBC - 18-Feb-2023
Stentrode is an endovascular electrode array implanted through the blood vessels
Read more...GPT-3 and similar AI models can generate speech, using brain implants at a record-breaking speed
Singularity Hub - 31-Jan-2023
The ultimate goal is to restore rapid communications to people who can no longer speak
Read more...CMU array to treat neurological disorders potentially
Nano Magazine - 06-Oct-2022
Microelectrode array (MEA) is 3D-printed at the nanoscale, for individual neurological treatment
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