Tech-Telepathy: It Already Exists

When considering which of the many topics dealing with future technologies to write about first, it came to mind that it may be best to go for the jugular; without a doubt in my mind, I would say that the invention of telepathy is the most immediate major advancement that will rock the foundations of our society. We look around us and see a world increasingly integrated with the internet and social media - with media and instant global communication. If you are reading this article, it is likely that you have thought about the awe and wonder of what the internet has accomplished in a span of twenty years.

You ain't seen nothin' yet, folks.

WIRED Magazine published an article earlier this year that discusses the United States Military's work on producing telepathy through cybernetics. Here is an excerpt from the article, which is posted below to read in full:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/pentagon-preps-soldier-telepathy-push

"The agency[Darpa]’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $4 million to start up a program called Silent Talk. The goal is to “allow user-to-user communication on the battlefield without the use of vocalized speech through analysis of neural signals.” That’s on top of the $4 million the Army handed out last year to the University of California to investigate the potential for computer-mediated telepathy."

So, we know that the Government is spending $8million this year to research the use of partially-invasive BCIs (Brain-Computer-Interfaces) for the military purposes of telepathic communication and spying. For those of you unfamiliar with BCI technology, it has existed since the 1970s; an example of non-invasive BCI technology would be your standard medical MRI. The difference between a non-invasive BCI and a partially-invasive BCI is that partially-invasive BCIs are implanted outside of the grey matter of the brain, but beneath the skull, in order to send/receive a stronger signal without the interference of a thick cranium.

But telepathy will not stop with simple thought recognition/sharing; it will become fully integrated with the internet, and yes, even our sight. Perhaps some of you have heard of the new Eyetooth (or similar) technology? It is the most cutting-edge technology that exists to fight blindness; yes, we have now successfully cured complete blindness. If you want to watch an amazing video showing off this technology, refer to the video link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vE7QlbVak




How impressed are you with your iPhone? There are already computers, like the one in the picture above, that are the same size as your favorite sparkly cell phone. What is our obsession with shrinking the size of the device in which we utilize computers and the internet?

Because in the future, a more advanced version of the Eyetooth-styled technology will allow us to visually "switch" into a computer mode that could either be wirelessly activated from your phone (or other tiny device) and controlled with the very BCI technology that many scientists are improving in preparation for the telepathic push. So, where are we with this technology now? How long will it be until the way that we communicate is more telepathic than verbal? When is our entire world going to be turned on its head (again)?

Sooner than you think.

Below is an excerpt from an article at www.textually.org:

"Staff at the Japanese technology giant Hitachi have already succeeded in harnessing the power of thought to make a model train move and believe it is only a matter of time before the same technology can be applied to the TV remote. The technique, known as optical topography, reads thoughts by measuring changes in blood flow to key areas of the brain."

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The good news: You will be able to communicate instantly with anyone you wish, at any time. You will be able to change the "channel" with your thoughts. Hell, you can even play with remote control toys with your thoughts.

The bad news: How concerned are you with privacy invasion (love you too, Google)? Trojans and computer viruses? Government tracking? How tied are you to living part of your life off-line and away from Social Media? How involved are you with tradition? The world is driving full-force to global integration - and the internet is the engine in which everything we have become accustomed to will change.

As I wrote in the first article of this new blog, you really only have two choices presented to you when looking towards the future: adapt, or be miserable. We are sitting on the edge of the most amazing evolutional leap in technology that our species has ever seen - and looking further than twenty or thirty years into the future is nearly impossible because of how fast our technology is growing. You will see technological telepathy and it will be a common-place part of your (and my) lives, unless one makes the conscious decision to reject it and live more naturally; of course, rejecting what will be the most amazing advancement that our society has ever seen up to the point of its inception will put you at a competitive disadvantage in a world that is increasingly competitive and cut-throat.

My suggestion? Read up on optical topography, brain-computer-interfaces, Eyetooth advancements and other technologies that I will attempt to bring to light through my writing. Be wise to the future, enjoy the present for what it is - and be ready to make a decision about how much you are willing to adapt. Change is coming.

Namaste, to all of my I-Friends.