Applied Neuroscience and Ramping Up Human Potential with Vivienne Ming

When Vivienne Ming began her neuroscience PhD program in the early 2000s, she wanted to learn how to build cyborgs. Her classmates thought the idea was crazy. Fast forward fifteen years, and the idea doesn’t sound so crazy anymore.

About this series: This Future of Sharing project sets out to answer the key question: How can we make the sharing economy work better for everyone? We’re going to spend 2016 in conversation with thought leaders who deeply understand the sharing economy and its potential, as well as the people who run and understand cities, including those wary of any excesses and rough edges.

About Reinvent: Reinvent gathers top innovators in video conversations to fundamentally reinvent our world.

[cmw]

An external mood controller is something anyone who's taken drugs must have thought of. The ability to dial separate emotions up or down in a controlled way is what a lot of people dream of. Just dampening the amygdala would be amazing given the mismatch between our sense of fear and the reality of life in the modern world. Meanwhile the sanctimonious types will immediately freak out at the mere idea.

[kevincrady]

An exclusive club of millionaires talking to each other about how awesome the future is going to be. Hmm.