Biohacking/Modifying yourself

I just watched a really interesting speech from the 27th Chaos Communication Congress. It’s about modifying yourself. The lecturer, Lepht Anonym, is trying to extend her own senses by putting tiny magnets and other electronic devices under her own skin.

A result of this is, for example, the ability to feel electromagnetic fields. If her next project succeeds, she will be able to feel the magnetic north.

You can watch the speech here:

http://mirror.netcologne.de/CCC/27C3/mp4-h264-HQ/27c3-4003-en-cybernetics_for_the_masses.mp4

She also has a blog, you can reach it at this link, it’s also in my blogroll:

http://sapiensanonym.blogspot.com/

And here is a Wired article about her and the speech:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/transcending-the-human-diy-style/

Of course this is far away from, let’s call them cyborgs, we see in science fiction movies or games, but I think experimenting with it is necessary. At least to show what is possible and what could be the next step.

She also shows that, theoretically, everyone could do it, you don’t need much money for it. But if you want to do it, you should know the possible consequences and know what you are doing. (Do some research etc.)