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Three month old article. What is most of interest to me in this research is that having a handle on stable and bio-safe chemistry that is reactive in near-visi
by aaroninsf 1y ago
Three month old article.
What is most of interest to me in this research is that having a handle on stable and bio-safe chemistry that is reactive in near-visible spectra,
allows for a future wherein that chemistry is baked into additional cones,
allowing for polychromacy,
which might conceivably result in new qualia ("colors as they are perceived by the viewer" as in classic dorm-room arguments about whether one person's blue is another's red).
It'd be nice for our civilization to persist long enough, and to live long enough, to not just be around when that happens but have opportunity to try it out.
- Nevermark 1y agoNeural implants are going to open up even wider possibilities dramatically. Given how fast things are changing, one can imagine that digital visual feed implants, providing conscious control of wide spectrum sensitivity, won't be so far off. Beyond tetrachromacy, think "Kilochromacy". Whatever that would be like! (A few short neural link, and cognitive amplification, generations in.)