How smart dust could spy on your brain...

[jae208]

Get this.

If you implant a device into a rats brain that lets us control it with a remote control, the rat will feel that it is in control the whole time.

Same with humans.

Exponential change...linear comprehension...is bad for most of humanity

Ironically the only way to protect ourselves is with ever more powerful technology. Linear comprehension served us well in the past but as technology advances exponentially we need to change our intuition. I think we'll be fine though. This is why we need to set up colonies on mars and the moon just in case those of us on Earth go extinct or something.

[fuzzy]

Get this.

If you implant a device into a rats brain that lets us control it with a remote control, the rat will feel that it is in control the whole time.

Same with humans.

Exponential change...linear comprehension...is bad for most of humanity

[CLains]

Get this.

If you implant a device into a rats brain that lets us control it with a remote control, the rat will feel that it is in control the whole time.

Same with humans.

[fuzzy]

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/517091/how-smart-dust-could-spy-on-your-brain/

Not cool, Darpa, not cool.