Continuing our discussion on repairing the human body, we turn our attention to the subjects of nerve regeneration and nerve remapping. A key component of recovering from dramatic injuries (and as we’ll see later, expanding human capabilities) is finding a way to reestablish the connection between the brain and the severed nerves of injured areas. [...]
Archive for the ‘Fustian Future’ category
Nerve Regrowth
November 8th, 2008
Improving the Human Body
October 31st, 2008
Last time, I explored the promising new frontier of repairing the human body and regrowth of human body parts. Today we will explore the natural counterpart of repairing the human body: cybernetic augmentations and bionic implants. Or in other words, the improvement of our bodies through artificial means. The biggest uses of cybernetics so far [...]
Repairing the Human Body
October 25th, 2008
The idea of my body becoming old and slowly breaking down is disturbing and highly irritating. I won’t lie; I’d like to live for a very long time. A couple hundred years, at least. In my vision of the future, we will develop technology to be able to almost always fully repair the human body, [...]