I am transhuman. A nifty pacemaker keeps my heart beating when it doesn't want to, which is 100% of the time. I have a transmitter, in the headboard of my bed, which is connected to another device, that allows my cardiologist to check my heart and pacemaker without a physical visit to his office. I've had other medical items implanted and removed, as required, over the years. I also have external devices I wear such as glasses and my smartwatch, which monitors my glucose levels, HVR, oxygen levels, etc. I'm obviously not afraid to use technology to enhance and prolong my life.

I’m in the camp of “I don’t have to BE a screwdriver to put in a screw. I can just USE a screwdriver” Tools are humanities greatest strength. Our tools will always get better. We don’t have to become our tools in order to advance. Becoming a tool immediately dates you, and you’ll need constant upgrades to keep up with the cutting edge of technology. In contrast, USING tools is easy. When the one you’ve got becomes obsolete, all you have to do is pick up the next one. Imagine having to get surgery every time to want to upgrade. Very inefficient.

I have a fully articulated finger attached to my hand that allows me to activate my smart phone, which is embedded in my trouser pocket along with a set of keys that I can use to open doors and start my car. Also my head is plugged into a hat, which means I can sense "shade" even in direct sunlight. For my next project I will have a sandwich inserted into my mouth so I can eat lunch without having to hunt animals or forage for wild nuts and berries.

Someone I used to know had a magnet implanted in her fingertip. She said it was genuinely very useful in at least one context: she could detect a live wire by proximity to her finger alone.

When I was a CompSci prof, each semester I asked my students if they would augment themselves with technology, specifically a brain connection with the internet or knowledge implants (math, languages, science). 99% of the males said "Yes", but only 25% of the females.

Closed loop insulin pumps have been a game changer for diabetics. It took quite a few technologies coming together to work - especially continuous glucose monitoring and Bluetooth networks. But the real game changer is the software algorithm - and it is constantly improving. Cybernetic pancreases was probably not the transhuman future most people were thinking about!

You forgot about a very well accepted class of bio/cyber/trans enhancements: glasses and contact lenses. Same goes for limb replacements, or articulation reinforcement (notably among elderly people for their hip :D). Not as fancy, but still the best "killer apps" in that domain.

Sabine, you have the most deadpan sense of humor. You had me in tears 😂

Despite being a technophile, I'm generally not interested in modifying my body beyond traditional medicine. Hell, I don't even have tattoos and the one piercing I had, I removed about 15 years ago. That said, I'm also chronically ill to the point that I'm mostly bed-ridden. If implants came along that could either treat the underlying disease or bypass it to restore my mobility, I'd be all over them in a heartbeat.

When I first read about biohackers, I was fascinated (if slightly horrified) and then instantly disappointed. Most of the hacks are just dumb, akin to piercings. But KZfaqr "The Thought Emporium" took a viral gene therapy that cured his lactose intolerance, which was mind blowing to learn about!

I totally agree with you calling most of these hacks BS, I see them mostly as a mean to get attention in the “attention society”, like a click bait! As for the future, my concern is the effect of putting together a lot of money and a lot of “average humans”! You can expect, “wealth discrimination” as in for rich people only, or pseudoscientific hacks, or hordes of fans following their “influencer” advices!

Very well put togetherness! Thanks for all your wonderful research and time 😊

I'm a lifelong, enthusiatic fan of cyberpunk, and I think the more important question going forward is about how difficult it will be to remain disconnected from technology. Technology is control, and placing yourself into the arms of technocrats is accepting their control. Unfortunately, I feel like the seed has already been sown.

My biggest issue, which doesn't get discussed a lot with these implants is the scar tissue that may form and ruin the organ. This is especially true for brain implants, which can have a reduced efficiency or even wholesale body rejection over time. Definitely think going the way of organic technology would be the best approach.

I love the idea of augmentation. The big problem I have with it though is that any augments would be long term, so would rapidly become obsolete.

"Being Trandgender is so yesterday"! Priceless! I love your sence of humor, Sabine! And this is the way of learning that works for me.

My first biohack was owning a desk calculator. My math skill instantly improved by 10,000x.

Sabine knows when to use science and when not too. "Lacking a bit in ethical consideration what with all the dead people and so on," nails it on the head.

I have been using a glucose sensor for the past 3 years and it has been a huge game changer for me, there is some positive medical devices that will greatly improve peoples lives.

Thanks! Another great year! I especially appreciate Science News.

I attended Transhumanist meetings around 2002-3. One group was at Stanford University and the topics more followed the idea that advances were something that would be happening in the future but likely within the lifetimes of the college-aged attendees and therefore worthy of serious discussion. Another group I met with was in Santa Cruz and they were really nice people but were ultimately just a bunch of sci-fi fans with active imaginations.

I volunteered for a (ethically approved) new IOL to replace my failing eyes' lenses and focusing muscles, similar to those given in cataract surgery. Gives me better than 20/20 vision, infinite simultaneous focus depth, and as a side effect, I can see and interpret the spectra of point light sources. It took months of getting used to (one of the reasons it wasn't generally accepted), but I really like it. Gave me quite an insight into how the mind creates the visual model which we "see" when we think we're just looking with our eyes. Took a while to get used to looking through wet windows in particular, as it takes a while for the brain to figure out a new way to ignore all those droplets in perfect focus overlaid on what you're trying to look at outside! So yes, the improvements can be made, but I can see why they're not for everyone even when they're practical.

I always associated "transhumanism" with electronic augmentation, so I never considered myself one because I like being able to disconnect and be an animal. And the electronic implant examples do indeed seem more aesthetic than practical. But I am interested in gene editing. As my life isn't perfect at the moment, there's still room for lifestyle changes to extend my health span, or improve my bodies ability to repair itself and fight off infection. But it would take genetic engineering to extend my lifespan past the normal limits, or grant me the ability to regrow limbs, both of which I'd love to have. All that aside, I'm still not a fan of the transhumanists. They seem more interested in being contrarian or cutting-edge-cool with a superiority complex. Not the kind of people I'd trust. Love the humor and insight!

"in one of his longwinded essays" Sabine you crack me up! Keep up the great work.

The problem with biohacks is that you're technically going through a seemingly permanent change in your body (that you can't remove without painful, further surgical operations) for a device than in a year or two might be obsolete, or malfunctioning. Considering many of the tasks that these device do are just a replacement for what a smartphone already does, it is just not worth to perform them. Either this technology becomes non-invasive and/or easy to replace when obsolete/broken, or the advantages brought by such devices renders NOT having them a huge disadvantage, or this will never become a thing the masses will want to do.

It’s all interesting but the issue with complete body integration is the potential for hacks or other kinds of abuses we cannot foresee just yet

Having a permanent piece of metal implanted into your body comes with a lot of risks. Including it being interfered with by numerous outside factors. Especially that guy with the antenna. God forbid he ever needs an MRI scan, etc.

It's dry and even slightly awkward, but I love Sabine's sense of humor lol

Sabine shines a bright light on many things that were just dark for me. I think we are in a race, It is between our collective AI child and our seriously enhanced Cyborg child. If they both win I hope they will be friends.

Are pacemakers considered biohacking?

As an amputee I use a prosthetic leg to get around. This doesn't make me better at anything than people with two legs, it just partially makes up for the missing leg.

I was born with limited hearing, over 67 years ago, I had an operation at 21 and another at 40, during which my hammer, anvil and stirrup were replace with metal parts. These actually touch to make sound, unlike the natural set that I was born with. During my youth I began losing my teeth to decay, and I suffered continual gum recession, which was very problematic - at 24 I opted for dentures. I suffer from Type 2 Diabetes. Over time I lost my sight to Cataracts which resulted in surgery to replace the lenses, which worked out pretty well (my eyes now have a prescription I selected). A couple of years ago I had a heart attack, that required by-pass surgery, ok that was not an off-the-shelf part - they took a vein from left inner thigh. I suspect that I'm not done yet (I mean ask anyone with a hip replacement). So far everything has been life improvement (or even death prevention). While getting the acrylic lenses I reflected on the extraordinary option of 'sight as I want it'. I was working in software at the time I wondered about lenses with tiny LED screens that overlaid data as augmented information, that could wirelessly connect to a wearable. For example using: Location based information that could be pushed to me at my request (forget Minority Report, so last century); notifications; medical alerts; .... an endless potential. I think I would sign up for that. Controlling aspects of my natural interface with the world ... not so much. We are for sure going there. Ethical issues abound. eg. Corporations requiring enhancements for specific or all roles. Some dark, dark territory in all this.

"Being trans gender is so yesterday..." Haha, I'm dying over here, Sabine.

I still remember the Time magazine from 2000 (I believe) with the "Meet the Chipsons" cover about the 1st family that had subdermal microchip implants... not long after, the Mexican Gov't required implants for those accessing high security areas, clubs in Europe offered microchips for VIP members to scan as payment for their running tabs, etc. It's been around for a long time now... I'm not a fan, but each to their own, so long as it doesn't become mandatory in some way. Jason Silva is another well-known transhumanist, though he's calling it being a "futurist." He previously refused to engage in conversation about the ethics of transhumanism.

Ground News is actually phenomenal. And so is your channel. I really admire the way you value scientific accuracy to such this level of meticulousness. It's something very lacking in the world in the recent days. Thanks, Sabine

Dear, dear Sabine, I love your sense of humor! Psychologists say that the effect of humor in the brain, increases the receptiveness of learning! Thank you! 🌈

Yay! Another video! Love you, Sabine. When will you make a music video again?

Appreciate the balanced perspective on biohacking in this video. It's crucial to remember that while biohacking has the potential to drastically improve human health and performance, it's still a nascent field requiring rigorous scientific exploration. As with all advances, it's essential to approach with an open mind but also a healthy skepticism. Looking forward to seeing how this field develops and the regulations that will ensure safety and ethical considerations. 👍🔬

I'm very thankful I watched this video and now know what relative clause attachment ambiguity is because it has caused me so many issues throughout my life in understanding what people are talking about and why no one understands what I'm saying. And I don't know if that sounds ridiculous or not, there really is a problem that pops up everyday multiple times I just don't know if people talking about because I immediately detect that ambiguity and don't know what's being said anymore. Interestingly, from a Google search it says this is common in people that are bilingual. I'm not bilingual but my family is Armenian on one side, and most people on that side speak several languages, and speak English in a particular way that's kind of hard to describe unless you've heard it. It's like the words individually carry a lot of weight, and it makes us speak in a really precise way.

Grinding/Griners comes from videogames where you grind to get better gear for your character. These games are usually from the mmorpg genre like destiny, world or warcraft, elder scrolls online Grinding refers to making tasks that are usually so easy that you dont have to concentrate much on them to acomplish them and they are rather annoying because they steal your time. Theyre made by developers to stretch the game to make it worth your 60€. There are 2 types of grinding mechanisms: 1. You get the better gear by satisfying the contact (for example: kill 50 enemies, find 20 filaments, acivate this thing, complete this mission) 2. You get better gear just killing enemies that drop loot, usually this gets nerfed if its too lucrative and it doesnt require a contact, this is usually only possbile in games with open worlds/areas.

As a software developer I'm very weary about any device running software being implanted into my body. Absolute nightmare. We may need >100 years of progress in the field of software engineering and regulation(!) to get to a point where I would deem that save enough. Imagine your brain implant stops working because the server goes down because the company running it lost their money in the burst of the next tech bubble. Or imagine your implants get hacked, because all software is just horribly bad and never updated. Or it crashes on update and some function runs havoc. Or a faulty battery burns a hole into your body etc.

And that's how the BORG begins... 😬 But seriously, I lost vision from my left eye and right side of the right eye, because of a surgery. (Otherwise I would be dead for a long time .) In my case it was a lesion to my optical nerve. So... Would I implant something to make me see again? Sure, why not. I'm just not sure I would have the money for it, but well... Details. Anyway, thanks for the video, Sabine! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I'm a UX Researcher, UX & Game designer, & creative content writer. I'm a High Functioning Autistic Savant. I've been studying game & UX design for almost 20 years. I have a lot of knowledge & understanding about how a lot of things work because my whole job is to essentially use meta data to manipulate & control how you're feeling to give you the experience you want. But everyone is caught in this negative feedback loop that's forcing everybody to experience burn-out. I'm going to try to explain this simply. So, we all know that corporations use the money WE give them to bend the laws into their favour. When we protest these things they normally don't last long & are done in short bursts. They know that they'll win no matter what cause at the end of the day, your only option is to give the lesser of evils your money. There isn't a "Good Corporation" to be an option. They know this is a negative feedback loop to make people feel burned out & demotivation. Here are the steps in how they did this. Okay, so, get this: A.) They trigger burnout. It's a Demotivational feeling that you get when you're feeling overwhelmed as a survival mechanism to get you to not take on too much for you to handle & force you to recharge your batteries. B.) The compounding consistent psychology that's used on you every day it's destroying your decision-making energies. Your brain uses mushrooms & sugar as fuel for your mental processing & growth. That's why kids love sugar SO MUCH & why you slowly lose your sweet-tooth over the years cause your brain fully matures just before 30 years old. C.) A part of you knows that your money is going to help the creators that produce your favourite entertainment. The other part knows that you're giving money to your oppressors. These are subconsciously battling cause you want to be a good person naturally & you're being forced to choose the lesser of evils. It's been proven that morally difficult choices drain us the most. D.) Everyone uses game theory subconsciously to try & better their outcomes. We have to survive cause of how much harder things are getting because of big corporations making things harder for us. This means our brains have to work harder to survive & stay alive. E.) Because money is required for survival, you feel bad subconsciously about getting something & then not using it. It takes a while for that to build enough to get to the surface. You feel like you've wasted your money cause you didn't use it optimally. This goes for just about any choice you make on a subconscious level. F.) Because money is required for survival you feel like you HAVE to get it, keep it, & ONLY use it properly which then makes you even more exhausted cause you have to work awful jobs to survive just to give your money back to the corporations making things awful to begin with. G.) Then we start to isolate ourselves in some way, shape, or form cause we feel like we aren't doing enough & don't deserve to do something that makes us happier, not realizing that you need that stuff for survival as well, cause big corporations have tricked you into thinking that happiness & joy should be your reward that only comes after something else is given or after you have sacrificed something important for it. H.) Because we starve ourselves of the things we enjoy cause we feel like we don't deserve it or are too busy for it, we get burnt out even more. This creates a negative feedback loop & environment that stops people from being able to fully function to their best. To stop us from getting "too motivated to take action". To drain us of our energy & have no interest in making a change cause we have to keep doing this our lose everything while we're already slowly losing everything. I.) This is what they want because then you will not be interested in revolting or starting a REVOLUTION cause of how much work would be required when you're already too burnt out to do anything else. Even your favorite hobbies. J.) Then not only that, because money is so important to survival people will reject anything that could threaten their survival. Like starting a union or revolution cause things will be different afterward & your already stressed & drained brain doesn't want to "make a gamble on the future when you're already struggling". While we still do it, how hard it is to convince those people to work together is based on their survival instincts & how burnt out they are. K.) People wouldn't even give a single dollar to something like that, even though it would help them in the long run. Even though they know they won't actually be affected negatively by $1 at that time, or $1 a month ($12 a year), or even share information about it with others cause of how afraid they are it will work & put their survival at risk cause they don't know how they would fit into the new world or system. L.) Big Corporations use the data YOU make, for them, every day, against you to make sure YOU'RE always losing so they can desperately keep that power. M.) That power is YOUR money. If you had a different option or helped create a new & good entertainment corporation & entertainment industry, even if it was passive support, you would start to feel much better & less hopeless. You would start doing the things you loved doing again. You would feel less stressed out about the future. We give them OUR money cause we don't have a choice. They use that money to abuse power & bend the laws into their favour to oppress us. When we protest they use their money to control the cops. Cops have to listen to the corporations & their rules. The ones that make those rules are the creators of the corporations. If we create the corporations, we make the rules, & get the same protection as them. We would be able to throw our money around like they do.

Hi Sabine, I was wondering if you had a video on or have spoken already about the potential for vacuum energy or potential studies on it? I love love loooove your channel btw

Whatever topic you take, you make an extermely interesting video out of it! Thanks! I think that transhumanism is unevitable, (if there is something humans can do, they will do it, I derive it from the second law of thermodynamics). I also think that you made quite a good catch with precognition of divided humanity. The same catch that was stated in "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided". Good work! :)

A friend of mine has a pacemaker, after a very serious infection that destroyed autonomic nerves, that he can change the rate of by bluetooth from his phone to give him the heartrate that suits his activity level - he's remains a keen sports cyclist.

On the eugenics note: I think the problem comes in exactly when people are exercising control over other people's reproduction. Exercising control over one's *own* reproduction, by genetic screening and so forth, is obviously fine.

The picture and the headline was enough to make me cry. I'll try watch the video after I've inured myself by enduring a couple of car wreck videos...

The relative clause attachment ambiguity debunk is pure gold! 😂

Once again, Sabine, you have provided an excellent macro view of a difficult subject. I think we are bounding headlong with this prospect and I myself, having been limited by a serious head injury, have long considered what might be possible.

men:why do women live longer than us ? also all the dudes i ever asked if they would do this answering yes

THANK YOU! Finally, someone who knows how to pronounce nootropics. I ignore most of what anyone who pronounces it "new-tropics" as not having done their homework.

Sabine’s subtle comedy/trolling is the best. Like when she says we learned to “….vaccinate our children, comment on KZfaq…,” I can’t imagine she chose to order it like that organically. Maybe, but the often quick witty comments and sarcasm is the best, along with the learning, of course. Love the video as always, thanks!

I have always found this subject fascinating and have met a number of people in this community. Philosophically I am probably transhumanist but I am also pragmatic and feel care and formal research should be a guide rather than basement tinkering. I feel that some of these technologies will be most useful when it comes to exploration and colonisation, enhancements and reinforcements may help in low gravity environments, or in different atmospheric conditions but the useful technology is probably still some way off. I often wonder which would be easier and more workable terraforming a planet of adapting the body. I also wonder if there are billionaires with plans to create a race of cyborg fisshmen to tackle global warming lol

Excellent episode!

Im in the morphological freedom camp. Ability to use technology to improve mental, physical health, and the right for people to refuse it in the same way people have the right to refuse current medical technology. I personally will use whatever technology that I can access to that will improve my well being.

Hi Sabine, thank you for the great video! You've touched on a lot of interesting topics and I completely understand your overall sceptisism on biohacking. I think many so called "bio-hackers" lack a fundamental understanding of the nuances involved in the interactions between the body (especially the brain) and technology. I am, however, very surprised you didn't mention Brain Computer Inferdaces (BCI's) in your video. As a student of congitive neuroscience and neurotechnology I work with this technology and I think this field is where many advances in biohacking/transhumanism will take place. While Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is indeed used to stimulate the brain to alter you brain function. The technology has serious drawbacks and challenges. While it is true that DBS has been "succesfully" used to treat mental illness and other brain-related disseases, one of the major problems with BDS is that it can cause unexpected interactions between the stimulation and regular brain function. There are, for example, cases where DBS caused patients to undergo a personality shift while DBS was active that was so severe that family members reported that they felt like their loved one was a completely different person. At this point we lack the proper understanding on the working of the brain to properly use DBS in treatment. A BCI a piece of technology that forms a bridge between the brain and a computational device. While theoretically BCI's can be used stimulate the brain, this is not yet done on a large scale due to the problems with DBS I mentioned above. While currently BCI's do not stimulate the brain to alter its function, they do measure brain activity in a specific region and use this activity to control other devices. A classic example is to use brain activity to control a speech computer in patients that are completely paralyzed but still have complete brain function. While this technology has conceptually been around since at least the 1970's, the current advances in AI and computational power is allowing us to finally analyse brain data with some accuracy. Neuralink is one of the big examples in the public eye that is developing such a BCI. They are however not (yet) doing DBS. While this field is only taking the first steps in actual practical application of this technology, there is a relatively large body of work on htis topic in the scientific community. Currently a lot of work is being done in this field both by big universities/companies and by startups. I think that the field of BCI's is where we will see major advances in the transhumanist movement.

My luck with computer add-ons: the driver for a new part will lead to a segmentation fault and a blue screen of death on my heads-up display. Or even worse, a friendly female voice constantly warning me of a "door ajar" condition due to a bad sensor.

S.H. I was introduced to you I'll year ago and the topics that you cover are always awesome so, I just wanted to give you a comment so that I can see more of your amazing insight into everything. A year ago I was like who is this charming lady? But the topics covered are always amazing. Cheers

Ok, these are the moments I go out enjoying the garden and nice weather.

This is so cool. It's even cooler because you made it and you're by far one of my favorite KZfaqrs.Thanks Sabine, you're the best :)

Sabine didn't mention the genetics wing of the biohacking scene. There are people who now can use gene editing tools in their basement, experimenting with random genes and carrier viruses.

Very informative. Thank you.

I'm pretty firmly in the "transhumanism is good" camp, and I do not think there's much chance of humanity "splitting" into transhumans and traditionalists. We already use technology for body enhancement a lot; how many people would refuse cohlear implants, pacemakers or contact lenses? Or, come to think of it, how many people refuse to wear clothes, which is basically the simplest form of techological body enhancement? There's one example where this sort of thing does happen a lot - namely, vaccines - but that still seems to be an exception, not the rule.

When does "technological augumentation", aiding and extending the ability of a person, become "electronic gizmo jewelery"? When does an "implantable communications interface" become a "state controlled tracking device"? This video does raise many moral, ethical and medical questions. Thanks.

Humans struggle with feeling vulnerable. Psychologically this is seen in its grandiose effect as narcissism, yet generally all people have narcissistic tendencies associated with fight/flight response. Trans human (cyborg) consideration has existed for a long time. The deep question is why and to what degree are people so dissatisfied with their body and being that they are willing to install unnecessary non-medical devices?

Super interesting! Thanks

My favorite biohacking devices are vision enhancement , thermal regulators and sole hardeners. So, glasses, clothes and shoes.

I think that the important consideration is how "improvement" is defined. Or more relevant, who will be setting that definition. I suspect that compassion won't be high on the list of transhuman aspirations.

Oh, i'm surprised you haven't mentioned high-tech prosthetic limbs, and exo-skeletons for paralyzed people, those are an awesome way to enhance the human body and greatly improve (i think and hope so) some people's quality of living.

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me.

Sabine's sarcastic takes are what make these videos stand out as "must watch".

Hi Sabine, great video as always! Just one small note: there's little evidence for the "suffering artist" trope being more than a coincidence with some famous examples and I think as a narrative it does more harm than good. I know it was just a brief mention for a tangentially related point but since your videos are all about sticking to the facts I thought it worth mentioning.

I dont want a proprietary software in my computer. Imagine wanting in my body

If biological circuits become a thing, I'd happily start modifying myself to live longer, get rid of random pain (arthritis) , or boost my capabilities if possible- however since I'm poor, theres basically no chance of any of that happening for me, even if it becomes a thing lol.

I know a guy that had the deep brain stimulator implanted way back (he was one of the first). It worked for a couple years, then failed completely, despite efforts to fix it.

Transsojanism: a fancy word for favoring genetically augmented soja. Transcaninism: selective breeding of dogs in order to make the properties you favor in the genetic code more dominant. Transsimianism: leaving the jungle and trees behind in order to create a civilisation (are we not all basically transsimian?) Transhumanism: body piercing is its analog version and has been around in tribes for millenia.

Cochlear implants are absolutely amazing.

I dislike the idea of being continuously upgraded as the transhuman technology becomes obsolete or having to ship myself back to the manufacturer as part of the warranty when things go wrong with it. Magnetic finger enhancements in the steel industry would attract a lot of metal splints that would skewer your finger and cause discomfort. How long would the manufacturer provide support for the technology if new downloads are required to stop hackers controlling your computerised brain implants? (Sorry, I must get out more often.)

Gaining cognitive control of functions such as sleep are interesting. Implants and weirdness of that variety not - if usage does not serve any purpose, or is not specifically indicated, then I would have to say, "Not!", and that is definitely too. Thanks for an interesting video. 🙂

15:20 This was the inspiration for 1975 film called The Terminal Man, starring George Segal based on a book by Michael Crichton

Your right, Sabine, I found this a very interesting topic and hope you will follow up if there are new developments. Devices for continuous glucose monitoring for diabetics, cochlear implants to restore hearing, and soon, maybe even vision restoration for the blind have or will improve quality of life for many people.

Your conclusion is one I had not considered, but makes sense. Thank you for a level headed overview of the subject - well done 👍🏼

Another excellent video. Thank you Sabine.

Frau Hossenfelder, you have a wonderful sense of humor. Thank you for sharing!

I see the idea of changing your body as something that should be your fundamental right. Your body is yours. If you decide that something is a good use for you then you should be allowed to do it, and of course take the responsibility of the consequences, like getting an infection or even dying.

I believe that when the magnets are implanted (at least, when they are implanted into the fingertip and don't cause a horrible infection) they allow you to sense AC voltage - potentially quite a useful extra sense for an electrician.

My favorite biohack is reading something, using or questioning myself on what I've read and repeat that process the next day. For some bizarre reason I retain large parts of that information, which is something I've never deemed possible before.

7:04 Missed opportunity for a Grindr joke LOL

The word "nootropic" has a convenient feature: you can tell by how someone prnounces it whether they ultimately got their information from technically knowledgeable people or from marketing people.

Magnet in a finger, I wish him fun when he needs an MRI scan 🤣

You work so hard to keep us updated, thanks.

man with one of these devices you can program yourself for like +600 years, wow... no thanks... Your impartiality is inspiring! Thanks for posting.

I disregard things that do the same task whether inside or outside of the body as decorations and conveniences, if it doesn't integrate it's not actually a bodily enhancement. Am I for it? in theory, yes; in (current) practicality no. As an IT person I'm hyper aware of access, security, and maintenance issues, and almost nothing addresses it. Knowing a bit of human nature, I also don't think it will be an issue of want or not, but rather of "have" and "have not" that will divide people. As more realistic and useful applications become available the "have" crowd will be under pressure to keep up with their peers, and the "have not" crowd won't be able to access any of it anyway. only a radical narrowing in the current gap between is likely to have any effect on that dynamic

The first "at home" gene editing has already been done. KZfaq thought emporium did it to cure his lactose intolerance. He doesn't advise anyone to repeat his experiment (i think), but it is a sign of a future to come and to me an acceptable use for the technique. e.a. curing as disease

I have several medical implants. As a joke, I have told people I "identify as a robot".

Getting conscious control of unconscious process is basically rooting the human OS to get admin rights over my own body.

I'm down for glasses with an Iron Man HUD in them, but these people who think they are going to transfer their consciousness into a machine are idiots. You'll be dead and gone, and there will be a very sophisticated machine walking around imitating you.

My concern is "What direction is good?" Ask many people, get many answers. Personally? I'd love to augment myself, boost my brain and my senses, fortify my emotions (stave off stress, anxiety etc) and maybe tweak my body so I'm not diabetic anymore, maybe even have some systems to regulate fitness and help me stay healthy (maybe even tweak me into doing exercise and eating well xD). Stuff to make me better at being me. It's a dream though. It'll never happen and even if the technology became available it'd likely be for those with money and resources. I'm not one of those. 🤣

I guess every cat and dog with an id chip became transhuman about 10 years ago.