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I'm really interested in those interfaces as well. Some posit that one of the big advantages of the ways our brains evolved were in the increased size of our f
by randomdrake 10y ago
I'm really interested in those interfaces as well.
Some posit that one of the big advantages of the ways our brains evolved were in the increased size of our frontal lobe. They say this ultimately led to increased processing power by allowing our brains to have access to more data for making decisions or analyzing thoughts.
I feel like we've continued this growth in some ways. Low bandwidth access to information that doesn't reside in our brains, allowing us to further our capacity for thought and understanding.
Ray Kurzweil is an interesting fellow who's very much into this as well and sees our extension as an inevitability in the next few decades. Direct interfaces between the brain and the Internet (or some other network) to allow for even lower bandwidth access to information.
Since you said you were interested: there was an episode of Star Talk[1] a few months back where he dives into this stuff along with Dr. Tyson and a neuroscientist. Definitely recommend it as a fun primer for where we are, what we're doing, and where some people think we're going to go.
[1] - http://www.startalkradio.net/show/gazing-into-the-future-with-ray-kurzweil/ http://www.startalkradio.net/show/gazing-into-the-future-wit...
- ekianjo 10y ago> Ray Kurzweil is an interesting fellow Are we talking about the same guy who sells supplements and takes hundreds of vitamins everyday, despite there being no evidence of positive effect ? (http://www.rayandterry.com/ http://www.rayandterry.com/)
- tlow 10y agoI believe that very little is known on the effects of this kind of supplementation. Avoiding dangerously high mineral content which could lead to illnesses like kidney stones, there doesn't seem to be strong evidence AGAINST. I therefore suggest perhaps we defer judgement as there also appears to be little evidence FOR.