Human and technology

Digital representation of the world

The digital world model is a revolutionary phase in the human evolution, establishing the species of homo representans digitalis:

The digital age like Louise had said has made most things accessible, and Pehr comments on the social aspect are spot on. I feel it is an exciting era and constantly changing for the better. One of my main thoughts is to the people that do not embrace the change and are left behind.

Extended body

Are we cyborgs? Is there a difference between cyborgs and the technologically extended body?

I do not think we are cyborgs in that respect, we create technology to enhance are lives or prolong it, heart pumps, Artificial lung and so on. The Idea of cyborgs for me is half-human half-machine devoid of all human emotions and programmable. Like Pehr Henric had commented on in his blog.

Extended mind

The more the consciousness of man must have changed with digital representation. What would change if we could install a computer under the skin and connect it with the brain:

I'm not sure that idea appeals to me but of course that doesn't mean I'm totally against it. My concern is what the usage would be. I'm sure that this probably be possible at some point in the future, certainly not in my life time. This would of course be the first steps to human cyborgs. Louise commented on how it could help drug addicts stay away from drugs but I think that would be a waste of the resource and sounds a little like a police state.

Represented body

Will the layer of the brain develops in the future with the media age?:

I think that the continued use of media effects the brain in different ways and have yet to be discovered. I believe that curtain parts of the brain will be less active and other parts may develop in its place. Whatever the overall effect are, I am sure is being researched as we speak.

Socially extended body

Housing as collective skin:

I agree with this as we all wear clothes but the type we wear defines who we portray ourselves as. The house to most is their castle and the one place of which they can truly make their statement.

Represented world

What difference does it make to be able to extend the representation to paper or digital means:

I agree with the collective comments made by Louise, Mike and Kamil. Consistency in key in both medium.

Holistic view

Opposes the view that mind, body and technology are separate but interact. Holistic view: The body, mind and the technological extensions as one and the same system. What does interaction mean then:

I think that in an ideal world, they could be one of the same thing but as Markus pointed out all three is not always so in tune.