The Better to See You

I try and read papers from all over the world, most of the time they all repeat the same stories and have little to add to the conversation, not surprising as about four companies own the world's media. One of the papers I often read is the Mail Online, it is and English paper and unlike the London Times, it is free to read online. As I was reading it today, I came across this.

Mail Online - The 'Robocop' headset that lets police see through walls and identify suspects just by LOOKING at them

If you don't want to read the whole article, scroll down and watch the video. Basically, the police in England will be given glasses that allow them to see through walls, bio-metrically identify people, map out inside of buildings and do all kinds of nifty things. Heck, it even allows the user to access medical records.

On an even creepier note, neuroscientists recently hacked the brains of some mice so that the mice could sense infrared light. Isn't that what I have been telling you all about, they are seeking to re-engineer humans. We are not just talking about repairing parts that have failed, we are talking about adding new senses to humans through technology and genetic manipulation. I was talking to someone today about some of these things and they said they did not think they would see them in their lifetime, I tried to explain that the technology is already here because it is, it is just available to a few at present.

NBC News - How neuroscientists are hacking into brain waves to open new frontiers

The truth is, people are not getting dumber genetically and artificial intelligence will never be able to do what humans can. Science now can extend your life way beyond what was possible before. There is a billboard I have seen that says the first person to live past 150 is alive today. That is probably true; but, at what price? Just because we can do something does not mean we should. If you could live to be 1,000 years old; but, we had to limit pregnancies to accommodate our longer lives, would you be against people having babies? If you could clone yourself and have those spare body parts hanging around in case you needed them, would you? We shall see what people will do.