This is that which Tranhumanists seem to be missing: before seeking a sixth sense
they should work on their common sense.
Liviu Babitz, co-founder of Cyborg Nest, et al., launched a bit of tech called North Sense. This is literally an extrasensory device in that it offer the user an extra sense and is external to the body (although attached via piercings): at last until implants become more and more hip.
It is based on Bluetooth tech-enabled and vibrates when aligned with magnetic north: in other words, people are having a compass nailed to their body.
For some strange reason Liviu Babitz asserted that “when you have the notion where north is, different maps will start building in your life.” Well, this new has just come in: human beings have had a notion of where north is since the concept of north was created and even before then since the direction north existed before we termed it north. This is that which Tranhumanists seem to be missing: before seeking a sixth sense they should work on their common sense. But, of course, this is not about some not every useful high tech trend. This is about a slippery slope down a hill of becoming futuristic posthumans. Hey, here is an idea: have the North Sense embedded in your forehead or right hand (Revelation 13:16).
But the odd speculations do not end there as Mic writer Max Plenke noted that “North Sense could mean you attach memories to the planet’s magnetism — sort of like nostalgia based on where you’re standing.”1
This is based on Babitz having stated, “Imagine kissing your girlfriend for the first time. With North Sense, you’d remember the moment, but also the direction it happened.” Again, you do not need to attach a gadget to your body so that as a Pavlovian response, you have memories when it buzzes.
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