Can we create new senses for humans? | David Eagleman

As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David Eagleman, “is constrained by our biology.” He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.

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[andrevc]

audience: claps
speaker: please stop, it tickles!

[BrainGuy]

Checking in from 2119. When he said "We can marry our technology, " I smelled that.

[aneeshchengappa]

Huge thumbs up to this guy! I love how he not only introduced the topic so nicely, but kept it going in a more basic manner, rather than getting into high-tech data or theoretical work, Plus his practical approach just makes this even better. This also gives a slight insight into what all the unconscious part of our mind does without us knowing, which was quite surprising to see, as he explains that those vibrations were not being consciously monitored by the person to understand like a book or something, but just registered in the mind unconsciously, like walking. 

[lukasschallibaum]

Black mirror producer: *starts breathig heavily*

[berliandro]

I was waiting for him to say
"Im actually deaf!"

[JRibs]

I'm usually skeptical about these things, but this was presented so safely and responsibly that my BS radar never went off. Clear, responsible, fun, useful, and fucking interesting. Bravo.

[orbik_fin]

Years ago I read about this guy who expanded his Umwelt with a compass. Basically he'd wear a belt with vibrator motors, so that the one closest to magnetic north was constantly running (except when sleeping). Afterwards he said he'd acquired an intuitive and unerring sense of absolute direction and being almost completely unable to get lost outside. That was one of the coolest ideas I've ever encountered and apparently there now exists a company selling it, but as an anklet instead of a belt.

Apart from that, the idea of directly sensing data from vehicle sensors or a factory production line seem very exciting too. Think about how much safer cars could be if all drivers sensed on their skin all nearby objects around the car.

[sammysambo]

360 degree vision? Visible ultraviolet or infrared waves? I feel like the power of this stuff is being underestimated

[GeniiExE]

Who’s watching this in 2021 and shocked they haven’t heard of this, or something like this product?

[DJCatmom]

Everyone: Blind and deaf people will finally be able to see and hear!
Me, an online marketer: I SHALL KNOW THE TASTE OF YOUR BROWSER COOKIES

[nampham]

When you can understand what the itch on your back is saying

[mmathieum]

Somebody put this technology in *car driver seats* to make them *feel* when a vehicle is in their *blind spot*.

[shaneberghorst]

This is definitely the next big leap in bio-mechanical evolution for humans. Well done. Absolutely fascinating.

[OHMyResistance]

Today I learned what an "umwelt" is. Thank you.

[thomasod]

TED 2015: uploads video


YouTube 2019 let’s put this in a few 700 or 800thousand peoples recommended

[goshfather]

I didn't watch this video. I felt

[grantengroff]

I really like David Eagleman. Besides the fact that he's highly intelligent, he has a very open mind. Which is something we need more of in modern science. If you enjoyed this I recommend you watch the video of his conversation with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. It's very interesting!

[captiongeeza]

Been a huge fan of Eagleman for some time now, this talk was conceptually incredible !

[cuteoooobabe]

This is why i got into neuroscience. thank you so much for bringing life back into my passion, at times it gets so hard but seeing your team make such a big difference really breathes life back into my own dreams- Neuro girl x

[ВадимПопов-рд]

Neo: Do you always look at it encoded?

Cypher: Well you have to. The image translators work for the construct program. But there's way too much information to decode the Matrix. You get used to it. I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, red-head.