Publication/Creation Date

April 16 2018

Creators/Contributors

Jason Pontin (creator)
Mary Lou Jepsen (contributor)
Openwater (contributor)
Jack Gallant (contributor)
Rodney Brooks (contributor)
Ed Boyden (contributor)
TEDTalks (contributor)
University Of California, Berkeley (contributor)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
MIT Media Lab (contributor)
Rethink Robotics (contributor)

Description

Jason Pontin discusses Mary Lou Jepsen's TEDTalk in Vancouver, where she demonstrated Openwater's most recent advancements in brain-machine communication: "an optical imaging system—sufficiently compact to fit inside a skull cap, wand, or bandage—that scatters and captures near-infrared light inside our bodies to create holograms that reveal our occluded selves". This compact, more affordable MRI system could provide more people with access to medical diagnoses and treatments, but also "could be abused for purposes of surveillance and control". 

Location on Body

Entire Body, Brain

Augments

Diagnosing, Treating, Understanding, Seeing, Controlling, Surveilling, Accessing, Monitoring, Tracking, Watching, Fearing, Feeling, Thinking, Remembering

Technology Keywords

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Brain-Machine Interface (BMI), Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI), Holography, Holograms , Microchips, Infrared (IR), Light Waves, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Optigenetics, Digital Telepathy

Keywords

Medical, Medical Treatment, Medical Diagnoses, Cancer, Tumors, Biological, Light, Demonstration, Accessibility , Healthcare, Neuroscience, Brain Function, Transhumanism, Surveillance, Ethics, Privacy

Marketing Keywords

TED Talks, Openwater, Intel, Google X, Facebook, Rethink Robotics

Source

https://www.wired.com/story/ideas-jason-pontin-openwater/