Steve Omohundro - Quantified Self
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Channel: Science, Technology & the Future · 2011 · Science & Technology
Quantified Self - filmed at the botanical gardens in Melbourne Australia - 2011-08-23 QS - measuring lots of things about ones self - eeg systems monitoring brain waves getting cheaper. Hackers are monitoring themselves - i.e. neurofeedback - connecting computers to our minds. Training oneself to meditate better or measure sleep patterns etc. Human interfaces are becoming more seamless - augmented reality is going mainstream (check Oculus Rift). Steve also speaks about hive minds, compares humans - we are becoming more and more interconnected, though maintain more independence than bees do.. We had a few distractions during the interview... listen to the laughing lady at the end..
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