22:57 cyber gills has some really interesting implications, because it makes underwater colonization way easier. it'd be pretty nice to live underwater right off the shallows of some beach
It is utterly absurd and shows he didn't do the calculations I did in middle school. Water does not contain enough oxygen for mammals with gills to use it.
I don't even bother waiting for the video to start any more. I simply hammer the thumbs up button! You're like Stephen King....no matter what you produce it's gold!! XD
While it is true that I end up hitting the thumbs up on every video of his, I still prefer waiting until the end of the video. It's something about the principal of it.
Just found your channel some days ago and while i've already watched maybe close to 5-6 hours of your videos this is the first video that i've been able to see when it comes out. I enjoy your content immensely and wish you all the best.
"me too, Codys lab mentioned this channel so had a look now addicted" I was reading some comments on a new video by Scott Manley and saw this channel mentioned there...
Augmented reality attacks would be scary. Imagine if someone could simply alter how you see the world. An attacker could drive people insane, possibly whole countries.
atm i am highschool and sometimes i think why am i even trying to learn and.... then i watch one of these episodes and i think yeah i could study and become smart and try to enable us to do these things. so thanks for keeping to give me a reason to learn
Brad Chesney Welcome to pancakes. I am your host, Isaac Arthur. Really, we as a society need to put Isaac's name in front of everything. Children's literature with Isaac Arthur.
Dylansgames let's do it Hello and welcome to the 2028 presidential debate I am your host Isaac Arthur. So mrs Clinton this is your 5th attempt at the Whitehouse, should you lose are you considering getting life extending bionics so that you may continue to run campaigns until the last black hole evaporates or are you intending to simulate yourself and wait until we become a fully virtual society to run again?
I agree with most of what you say. though I have a problems with this video, in the idea that we shouldn't consider people with pacemakers cyborgs. the modern conception of cybernetics is closely tied to transhumanism, and transhumanism is the belief in the use of technology to transcend normal human limits. For me, someone with a pacemaker is both a transhuman and a cyborg. their heart stopped working correctly and instead of just accepting that they upgraded themselves with technology, surpassing normal human limits in the process.
I don't dispute that one can argue a pacemaker makes someone a cyborg, I think I used it as an example, but rather that we [people as a whole] don't view them as that, so we can't really have a definition of the term that includes that. In fact I'd rather imagine we'll keep moving the goalposts for what the public views as a cyborg to exclude more implants as they develop.
Peter Ron Boström Hah, yes it does. That's why I love it! Anyway you can change multipliers for mining/refining speed, inventory volume, etc. to make it a bit less grindy.
Another awesome episode! The following concepts you described: - lungs that can filter out toxins to get better oxygen in order to breathe easily in low pressure without long adaptation periods or needing a drug like Diamox to help with altitude sickness - using a filter that can extract oxygen from water - your throat being sealed up to protect yourself from the vacuum of space and start scrubbing carbon dioxide so you can use it as oxygen - alterations that let you eat a rock and process it into everything you need without the need for food supplies and plants as the middlemen - the bands near major arteries that could clamp down as tourniquets if you suffered an injury that causes massive blood loss - the idea of losing your head but waiting for it to get reattached while your body has nano machines to maintain it's function - picking up and remembering what you read without a bookmark - modifications to let you walk around without an EVA suit on an airless moon - swim around in ultra liquid nitrogen while looking and feeling human One word: FASCINATING! :)
If we are able to use meta materials in the design of any of these types of situations, it could be insane. Imagine being able to have a negative refraction ratio, to where you could see any wavelength you want In the accuracy you want to, meaning the landour effect doesn’t occur and you can ignore red or blue shifting.
I do not know what I enjoy more. The topics, or Isaac Arthur's speech. Both are rich with character, and carry a depth of understanding presented so smooth they are easy to follow.
"I am not going to ban going to the gym, starting a business, or going to college for fear it may give some folks a big head." Shhh! Don't give anyone any ideas, some people are already calling for banning just saying things they disagree with. >__> (Not attacking one specific group, there are crazies on both sides of most issues.) Great content though. I only recently discovered this channel, and I've been binge-watching these videos to catch up. This channel deserves way more attention.
This is my absolute favorite channel. I seriously look forward to Thursdays now. The depth and forethought you put into your videos makes for some of the most interesting content on the whole of TH-cam.
Thank you, high praise too, Winchell Chung runs a great site. I was just talking about Atomic Rockets when I finished up next week's video yesterday, probably unsurprising since the episode is titled "The Nuclear Option".
How realistic is to traditional View of a cyborg as soon as possible to make cybernetic limbs that are stronger and faster then humans? Or is there some sort of trade off?
Bryan McClure well we are working on artificial nerves in fake skin and once that is as good or better than average there should be no trade off that I can think of
Great episode, as usual. Every time that I thought, "wait he's missing something important!" the very next thing you said covered it. Tired of the drudgery of workaday severed heads? Suffer no more! (Might be better to armor the arteries and spine so that decapitation is almost impossible, except where the force would gel the brain anyway. Of course, that's where the quick-eject head launcher comes in handy. It could be automated, to escape trauma before it occurs.) (Imagine a crowded street full of so-equipped people about to get blowed up by a terrorist IED: in the first milliseconds of the explosion, all their heads would pop off, rocket upward and parachute to safety. The future is hilarious.)
I just had this image of an object rocketing up with a firework sound and a head descending into a town on parachute with a flashing alarm light sticking out of the top. :)
Hey, Cody, I see you all over TH-cam, all of the good places of TH-cam that is, like here. How do you have the time to make all your videos while watching TH-cam this much? I am amazed. I struggle just too keep up with watching all of it, including ALL of your videos. Keep up the good work.
There are two classes of cyborg. The mechanical derived cyborg (here on out called mechborgs in this paragraph), and nanobot derived cyborg (also called nanoborg for this paragraph). The mechborg already exists, for people with disabilities and the tech keep growing. Now, getting a robot arm (that shoots rockets or lasers) because it looks cool is probably not a wise choice. You're wearing a heavy metal object (that could be possibly physically poisoning) that you'd have a hard time lifting and doing anything cool with. Why? Because the rest of your body is still human, to bring any force to your "rocketto punch!!!" you need the whole body working in tandem. The only way to circumvent this is too pretty much be: A. a robot. B. A transhuman (also a robot, but an N.I). C. Genetically engineered behemoth (possibly redundant at this point). D. A cyborg so rioded up on metal parts they might as well be transhuman. This is why when I see a cyborg in media that has robot arms and legs, that guy would just have dangeling arms and running like a flopping fish at super speed, I face palm. Because his torso can't deliver the need Force, basic physics. Sharks have their muscles connected both to their cartilaginous bones, and skin allowing them incredible springing force. A Nanoborg comes in two flavours. Soft Nanoborg, and Hard Nanoborg. The soft Nanoborg just has nanobots acting as small cells. To fight diseases (really scary to think about if someone hacked that, but those are the risks with new technologies), fix aging, and to aid as replacement cells. Dude or dudette would like a normal human. Now a Hard Nanoborg takes this to a wholly different level able to replace all his or her cells (if that means anything anymore) with nanobots, They may still stay cosmetically a human. This isn't me disagreeing, this is just my mind swimming with ideas and giving my two cents.
you don't stop to impress me. how do you get such an indepth view on so many topics in just a week including writing, producing and post production work?! .. and again .. this freakin oowsum ;) music gives me the chills Thanks again for you great work IA
I can seriously imagine one of the main devices casually implanted will be an universal interface. The reality of such a device would be that you could control a vehicle as if it was your own body, with the vehicle's very powerful sensors completely replacing your senses. You may see almost all control panels being replaced with such an interface, as direct control is arguably an exceptionally high bandwidth method of manipulation, that could just be universal. Just some food for thought. :)
Isaac, I found your channel last week and have since been watching your videos non-stop. I've now seen almost all of them, and just want to say THANK YOU. When I first found your channel, I almost cried because your videos are what I've been longing for, for ages, to satisfy my curiosity regarding such intricate, intense topics. I hope I am speaking for all dreamers and thinkers when I say that your videos are absolutely inspirational. Your ability to cover complex and idealistic topics with both comprehensiveness and clarity is exceptional. I greatly value your insight as well as your understanding of your own speech impediment, for which you have obviously taken great care to hedge (subtitles and clarity of speech are outstanding) for the sake of your viewers. I look forward every day to my next video (or 10) which you have so graciously given to me, and to all of us.
Damn, this episode was a blast of potential for creating fresh sci-fi stories. Just amazing to think on the possibilities of augmentation for daily life.
You don't get a leg up in status from having access to those powers, but having those powers is quite awesome on its own. The internet and broadband gives me access to a lot of great information like Isaac's awesome videos. Do I care that I'm in a set of 3 billion or so who have that power/access. Hell No! I want the rest of the 7 billion also to get it. You still have to be able to use it well - How many use the internet to read up on khan academy? But the few who are motivated enough to go for it, well I guess that's the real superpower nowadays. BTW. Real serious. Especially for medical matters, its great to have large samples. Rare diseases can have specialists that may not be possible in a small world. Many iterations can make crazy sounding ideas like sky diving into pretty decent enjoyable activities.
If everyone is awesome, EVERYONE IS! I've never understood the "Syndrome from the Incredibles" argument. I want to live in a world filled with incredibly smart people and where the people I care about don't die painfully for stupid reasons.
Ixian Technocraft the thing is: we humans already have superpowers against nature. We build islands, kill entire species, change river's courses, make entire new ecosystems, create new species by trangenics and we can even bring extinct species back to life in the very near future.
After watching your videos, my curiosity for future blasted through the sky and I love your style too, not too much geeky and not average bullcrap, just in right combination to peak ones curiosity. This is certainly one of my favorite channel, and any sci-fi writers gold mine. Even I want to write a series. I would request you Issac, if you have spare time. Likes and Loves.
:) I get asked that a lot of late, no I've not though it is growing increasingly tempting. But I think I have too many other projects right now to add another at the moment.
Isaac Arthur I'm sure you'd have a lot of support if you did release one. But in any case, thanks for these videos, they're great and nicely formatted!
So I checked out that series you recomended "Meerkiari wars" and all I can say is thank you. Thank you for both educating me and entertaining me You're awesome
I like this guys speech impediment. I had a good friend growing up with the same affliction. Most people thought he had an accent. This totally reminds me of him. I miss the dude.
Isaac I want to thank you for this channel. I am a science fact and science fiction nerd and stumbled on your channel about a month ago. Since then I have watched all the episodes. I have always suffered from insomnia and have got into the habit of putting a documentary on to help me fall asleep. Now the risk is that the documentary is too interesting and captures my attention. That did happen with your videos but it's fine because it's captivating and positive and I love your optimism.
Thanks Louis! As an insomniac myself I tend to use audiobooks instead, and picks one to play late that I've already heard once or twice, it seems to work decently for me
Isaac Arthur, I don't know if you'll ever get fame or money from making these videos but I hope it's lots of both! I just hope you get back some of the happiness you provide so many of us on a weekly basis. Thanks so much! Jim
Love the video, but shall just comment upon one little thing. To put cameras on each person may provide benefits to security, much as a panopticon is ostensible quite fine in this regard. But they must be avoided. Governments and corporations already gain so much information and control over the lives of people. To provide such a powerful tool to whoever is above regulation is to sign away even more of the liberties we hold dear.
Anon Worst case scenario: personal integrated recording devices become wildly popular among some crowds allowing them to record and share things they see on a whim and the technology becomes affordable then an authoritarian government mandates everyone must have them installed at a certain age and the government has access to all the data. The thought of an oppressive regime literally being in your head is terrifying.
That ship has sailed. Governments of most nations can easily afford to buy everyone a personal camera. Yet no government seems keen to do anything of the sort. P.S. If anything, actual real world authoritarian governments are having the most trouble with this tech, as they can no longer oppress anyone without everyone else knowing.
Would be nice to know strangers... have all public information pop up as soon as the face is recognized. No more heinous minded criminals hiding behind a smile.
Some of my point is that it doesn't take authoritarianism at all, just that those who form and regulate the bodycams could then access it easily. So when the NSA or DHS decides you're too uppity, they spy on you to better plan the raid or find the obscure tax law you broke.
I would like to get a cybernetic implant to stabilize my emotional states ( I have Bipolar Disorder). The research says that the primary problem is not so much excessive activity of the Amygdala and Limbic system but a failure of the Ventral Lateral Prefrontal Cortex to dampen and stabilize emotional surges.
Damn that was trippy, also very interesting facts. It really got me thinking. I'm glad to see the channel isn't slowing down at all, actually it's getting better and better!
I don't really see the problem with defining a cyborg. Not every definition has to be entirely binary, especially when it comes to concepts like life or morality. Here's mine: "A Homo Cyberneticus (usually called a cyborg in casual speech, but that word may also apply to animals) is a human being with both cybernetic and biological elements within their bodies." Sub-definitions: "Human: an animal born or created mostly from the DNA of a Homo Sapiens." "Cybernetics: *electronics* permanently attached to a living body that are not purposefully harmful or meaningless for the host." And yes, by my definition some people already are cyborgs. So what? They're not very sophisticated ones, but it's not like "cyborg" is a derogatory term, so why avoid the word?
Elavion Dremorill I like your definition, though, I think your definition of what is cyborg is should include non-electronics to some extent. A rough example, Cody's magnetic finger. It gave him a extra ability that we as humans may never evolve naturally. it was a semi-permanent, granted. (He later removed it after a few years) I still feel my point I valid, though. Again, not disputing you, I just think your definition should be a bit more inclusive. Let me know what you think.
Maybe: Any physical objects with functions that are integrated into the bodily system. "Into" is important, to distinguish from prosthetics and tools. (Holding a knife or wearing sunglasses doesn't make me a cyborg.) "Functions" cuz that old splinter that never came out doesn't make me a cyborg. "Integrated" cuz you have to be able to use it. Seems obvious, but - someone else's toaster bolted to your ass doesn't make you a cyborg.
I think a reasonable addition to "cybernetic" would be that it should match or exceed its natural counterpart in most areas of interest. Giving me a cyber-arm should generally be an improvement to my quality of life, even if a small one. A cybernetic heart will not give out on me sooner than my current one (or an average one) and does not hinder my physical abilities or open me up to other health risks. This definition hits a bit of a snag where maintenance is concerned (say I'm smarter than einstein and could break dozens of athletic records without even trying, but would cease to function within weeks if I was seperated from a cybernetic society). Still, I'm not aware of any prosthetics of any kind that can truly match their organic counterparts.
well, the only real problem is that "cybernetics" already has a different definition and I know many people who work in cybernetics but have nothing to do with electronics attached to a living body - then words with 2 or more different meanings exist, it's not too big a problem
I think, even when Cyborgs sound cool, they are very impractical when it comes to altering your full body for strength, age and so on. The only things in which cybernetic implants become helpful, are our eyes, ears and other perception organs. And maybe cybernetic communication (kinda like telepathy). For everything else like strength, endurance etc. genetic engineering is far more effective and the way to go. Can't understand why people are so much against it. Genetic engineering can make your lost teeth and limbs regrow, heal cancer and much more. Now, if you want your body to become completely robotic like in Ghost in the Shell - then cyborgization might be good. But it's very elaborate and expensive to maintain.
Genetic engineering is no good for oldies like us whose genetic destiny was set a long time ago. You would have to do something like a full flush of your bone marrow cells or some such procedure which is almost as high impact as going for a full nano suite in your body.
I could and would make the argument that you'd probably see both, folks who are genetically engineered and cyborgs, most folks who are okay with one are with the other too and you can argue that GE is a type of cyborging.
@Prakash Chandrashekar Actually no. Scientist were already experimenting with direct genetic engineering. So no, genetic engineering will not be restricted to embryos.
@Prakash Chandrashekar That was true before the advent of CRISPR. If that is combined with nanomachines, you can genetically engineer adults, which is awesome. If you don't want to have nanomachines in your body you can have them injected into you for a month, have them make the genetic changes you want through CRISPR, then have your body flush them out.
I have grown quite fond of listening to your voice. Listening regularly while working :) Though one thing I have missheard for weeks though the the word "world" that to me sounds like "ward". IMHO the word "ward" fits even better in many cases in particular when it comes to virtual worlds/wards to contain minds or Dyson Swarm habitats. Thank you and keep up the excellent work!
Hi Isaac. I really enjoy your videos. I feel a bit silly for even calling them videos. What you do in my opinion could be turned directly into a tv show. Only thing that would have to change would be editing them to keep them the same length other than that you have a hit show. I hope you have a great day.
17:30 it's interesting that you bring it up. I work as a 911 dispatcher. From what I understand, we're working on tech that takes control of your smartphone's camera when you call 911 and streams it to me (which has definite advantages over relying on an on the fly narrative from an emotionally compromised participant). Given how intermittent and unreliable upgrades are in this field, I don't expect it during my career. At least I hope not, there's a reason I'm not a cop or EMT, I don't need the nightmare fuel visuals. But it is coming. On reflection, I think the gradual process of our becoming cyborgs is going to revolve around greater interaction between smart phone/convenience based comms and biology. further edit around 28:00 there's a serious psychological danger with memory augmentation. What effect will it have on you to be able to remember, with crystal clarity, how you felt during your first break up, or during the death of a loved one? I imagine we'll have to expand the DSM by a few volumes to cope with the effects of tech advances.
Absolutely. There are happenings in everyone's life, mine included, that we would like to forget altogether. However, if you had the control to block bad memories, would you even be the same person without those experiences. However, some people live with deep psychological trauma from past experiences could benefit greatly. On that note I will call it a day.
the only real problem with cyborgs is that rich can be them while poor cannot, and this will be at a. disadvantage, probably a huge one. considering what kinds of people are rich in our world, that is a VERY bad thing
+Ferrous Bear That's an excellent example I had not thought to use. I'm a very big proponent of 'infinite wealth'. The idea is that everything that can be automated, should be. Imagine what we could do with 100% unemployment rate, money-less economy and 'infinite wealth'. We could build a country-sized space ship and we would do it just for fun. I organized kids when I was a kid. We always had some sort of 'project'. We made a complex 'fort' made up of tall grass tied together to form interconnecting tunnels, we made a huge system of rain catching aquaducts out of a hillside (the idea was inspired by marble run), etc. We always did something and no one got paid. We did it for fun.
+Najimubu There are three needs people have: Recognition: I got rich because I wanted to be respected and that wasn't happening when I was poor. Lack of scarcity: I've done some insane things and I still do some insane things on the stock market just to push scarcity away that much more. I'd probably be more productive if I was an engineer or something-- (god only knows how many hours I spent in Auto-Cad or From The Depths)-- but the income from a normal job is PATHETIC and fights against inflation and taxes, instead of gaming it. Wealth is an exponentially growing industry, not a fixed sum. Any physical task you can do, a robot can do better, without sleep or emotional fulfillment. Fun: If I had unlimited money, I'd hire people to make a video game. The time and effort invested would very likely exceed any income it could ever generate. My only motivation would be 'because I wanted to'. Capitalism is not the end game. It is a stepping stone to something greater.
Look up: Von Neumann Machine. Nothing is impossible. We may very well turn the useless solar system into a busltling ring world, housing trillions of people luxuriously. The concept of an 'endangered species' will be barbaric to them and they will see us as small-minded morons that couldn't even stop fighting over tiny little plots of land and stupid little resource deposits.
It is nice to have someone speak about this ideas in an educated way and not focus on the high end extremes of these ideas but a broad spectrum look at them.
12:24 - What augmentations when cyborging up? Mainly things like gaining the ability to fly under your own power, breathing underwater, radical life extension, the possibilities would be nearly infinite!
If society as a whole had been developed under less corporate profit based drive, I would have been intrigued in the idea of some form of symbiosis between man and machine. Seeing how cars, smart phones, and laptops or just in general have degenerated in regards to the manufacturing process involved within this technological revolution. That has chosen mass production of sub par products, on an intentional mannerism so as to precipitate the rise of replacement parts, updates, ease of breakage, so as to beat that cash cow to its last dollar, from the consumer. I could not nor would not want any form of replacement for limbs, or integration of eyes, ears, lungs etc. With the sole exception of natural injuries or lose of limbs from war.
Funny you should ask, I used that clip once before and left a note asking if anyone knew what she was eating, someone did identify it but I can't recall at the moment, except that I think it was some sort of Aussie grub, apparently very trendish and pricey too
I wouldn't like being hacked by a 400 pound geek from the other side of the planet just for the lulz but having implants and being a cyborg sounds nice
I think you are going to be the reason I make a Patreon account. I just found your channel last night. Where have you been all these years? Why has TH-cam not suggested your videos until last night?
I am. 1. Augmented ankle after i sheredded it by falling about 10 meters. But i walk almost like normal human can. 2. Augmented eyes. Additional lens inside my both eyes, so i do not have to wear glasses and still can see perfectly "normal". 3. Comming soon, i hope. :D
Agreed. I will forever think of Isaac's awesome videos when I hear this "impediment". But it is that strange social fine-line that is heavily context sensitive.
You have to put constraints on greatness to keep the game fair for everyone else. Lets just be glad Isaac isn't Tesla level great or we would have to put up with love notes to his pigeon life partner at the end of videos...
Having always been around an Asian culture (which have hard time with the sounds l/r and b/v, etc), it seems to me more like a accent. (for the record... my wife, said sexy accent.)
Real question? I have a genetic condition that causes my corneas to harden. This causes a great deal of blue light to be filtered out of my vision. My mother had to have eye surgery for detaching retinas. They replaced her corneas with ones from an organ donor. At 87 years old, she does not need to wear glasses. What about biological transhunanism? We can regrow your brain, and it will be mostly you, but any sort of emotional attachments will be gone.
Hey, Isaac! I love your channel. I'm an exoplanet enthusiast, and I maintain my own data sets on nearby exoplanets, especially potentially habitable ones. I was inspired by your videos to create 3D maps of local exoplanets and map out potential paths for colony arcships and laser highways. Do you think you could do an episode on real, known exoplanets? Topic might include which ones are good candidates for exploration, what life might be like for colonists on them (like how it would be different for colonists on one vs. another) and what interactions between colonists might be like as they slowly become more connected with each other akin to what it was like for primitive human tribes which rediscovered each others existence long after their ancestors parted ways here on Earth. I'd be happy to contribute any materials if you need them.
Enjoyed the episode again! And knowing how tech can exponential get better, I can imagine a day not too far future that abilities and "powers" that would make most super heroes green with envy without a single internal change lol.
Oh I'm here Issac. And believe me, my augmentations HAVE given me a real personality change. Prepare to be reeducated on what true power is, unevolved.
another endearing video, this is real brain food. helps me to forget about life's stresses these vidoes are like clock work, prescience and thorough, seamlessly put together and "clock work is beautiful work."
+Isaac Arthur ,One of the things that I thought of when you mentioned the psychological effects was the negative effects not related to gaining a massive ego. If a person loses a limb due to traumatic injury, it could trigger conditions such as depression and PTSD after getting a replacement. Let's say this happens and you get a cybernetic arm that is superior everyday. While it would be an overall improvement, it could also be a daily reminder of the particular traumatic incident that resulted in this replacement. Now, imagine is a large portion of your body gets replaced like that, and it can lead to existential crises such as wondering if you are even human. I come from a military background, so I'm imagining a troop on a wrong side of an IED, RPG, or a mortar and having a PTSD attack in the mornings when they wake up and see their cybernetic limbs.
Founder of cybernetics is: Ştefan Odobleja 13 October 1902 - 4 September 1978) was a Romanian scientist, one of the precursors of cybernetics. His major work, Psychologie consonantiste, first published in 1938 and 1939, in Paris, had established many of the major themes of cybernetics regarding cybernetics and systems thinking nine years before Norbert Wiener.
for the calculating 8 digit numbers quickly, there is actually a method for learning to do that called the Trachtenberg speed system of mathematics. so far i have i have only learned the multiplication side of things tho even that makes a difference. it has also been pretty easy to learn so far.
20:20 "As someone with a neurological condition that makes my hands shake." Finally, someone else. The most annoying part is people asking my why my hands are shaking. That is to say the same people over and over as though I've never explained it to them before, and no doubt will continue to have to do so.
11:50 - You're basically talking about seasteading there. Basically setting up floating islands or barges in international waters to avoid government regulation and taxation.
Human sensory input is already naturally throttled down, so with even more stimulation there would also have to be thought put into how to buffer that sense as to not be so distracting one couldn't put their thoughts together. Also interesting to note that is a new sense were to be detected by the brain, like a cochlear implant, the brain is the one that determines how to translate the data into useful information over time. There has already been some early work done with people who have lost their eye sight but have live optical nerves and small light sensing electronics. Recently found this series I find it very refreshing to hear more in depth analysis on these topics. Thanks for you work.
Yes it's rather surprising too how adaptive the brain is at rewiring itself, I tend to suspect that neural lace is going to be quite hard in most respects but turn out to integrate surprisingly easily in some others.
One handy augment is a device that quadruples the energy and nutrition output from food. or even uses other sources as a alternative(you mentioned rocks). Eg no need for food meaning a no hunger, 4 times better means 4 times less food needed. Yea it's kind of a sobering though to some day never need to eat or drink, but at the same time never feel hungry or thirsty. And considering food is 25% of my budget and will only become a larger expense I can see myself more than willing to do such a thing to my body. Freeing up that money for more important things like getting out of the rut and get one with my life!
Respirocytes are my favourite cyborg upgrade idea. Drastically increasing the blood's oxygen capacity with disease immune machines could overnight make people many times healthier, and make their muscles much more resistant to fatigue without replacing them. Given it's a blood replacement the procedure wouldn't need to be as invasive either, just a drip with maybe a pint of the stuff draining a regular pint from you, and boom, a body that takes ten minutes of sprinting to tire
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cyber gills has some really interesting implications, because it makes underwater colonization way easier. it'd be pretty nice to live underwater right off the shallows of some beach
Man I'd take cyber gills in a heartbeat. I struggle to properly hold my breath underwater, so just being able to breathe would be a Godsend.
reverse evolution, return to ocean.
It is utterly absurd and shows he didn't do the calculations I did in middle school. Water does not contain enough oxygen for mammals with gills to use it.
I don't even bother waiting for the video to start any more. I simply hammer the thumbs up button!
You're like Stephen King....no matter what you produce it's gold!! XD
Thanks Sean!
While it is true that I end up hitting the thumbs up on every video of his, I still prefer waiting until the end of the video. It's something about the principal of it.
did the same- saw new video but had no time to watch- thumped up anyway- just came back to watch it for real
Steven king can shit gold? Wow. That WOULD be a worthy cyborg.
Have you read The Tommyknockers?
Just found your channel some days ago and while i've already watched maybe close to 5-6 hours of your videos this is the first video that i've been able to see when it comes out.
I enjoy your content immensely and wish you all the best.
I'm glad you're enjoying it, welcome to the channel!
markotark me too, Codys lab mentioned this channel so had a look now addicted
"me too, Codys lab mentioned this channel so had a look now addicted"
I was reading some comments on a new video by Scott Manley and saw this channel mentioned there...
fuckyougoogleplus on what video?
edit: oh nvm it's on his time for schedule.
waaasssuuuuuupppp
Augmented reality attacks would be scary. Imagine if someone could simply alter how you see the world. An attacker could drive people insane, possibly whole countries.
@Stripey Arse I was gonna bring this up.
This is a pro trump channel
that's assuming that kind if tech would be available for everyone no matter how far down their place in society is.
atm i am highschool and sometimes i think why am i even trying to learn and.... then i watch one of these episodes and i think yeah i could study and become smart and try to enable us to do these things. so thanks for keeping to give me a reason to learn
"I am your host, the aformentioned Isaac Arthur..."
Brad Chesney Welcome to pancakes. I am your host, Isaac Arthur.
Really, we as a society need to put Isaac's name in front of everything. Children's literature with Isaac Arthur.
Plot Twist WELCOME TO THE 2017 WWE S-S-S-SUPER SLAM I am your host Isaac Arthur
*Isaac Arthaw
mic wol I could see that becoming a meme, taking a random event and editing in "i am your host, Isaac Arthur"
Dylansgames let's do it
Hello and welcome to the 2028 presidential debate I am your host Isaac Arthur. So mrs Clinton this is your 5th attempt at the Whitehouse, should you lose are you considering getting life extending bionics so that you may continue to run campaigns until the last black hole evaporates or are you intending to simulate yourself and wait until we become a fully virtual society to run again?
I agree with most of what you say. though I have a problems with this video, in the idea that we shouldn't consider people with pacemakers cyborgs. the modern conception of cybernetics is closely tied to transhumanism, and transhumanism is the belief in the use of technology to transcend normal human limits.
For me, someone with a pacemaker is both a transhuman and a cyborg. their heart stopped working correctly and instead of just accepting that they upgraded themselves with technology, surpassing normal human limits in the process.
I don't dispute that one can argue a pacemaker makes someone a cyborg, I think I used it as an example, but rather that we [people as a whole] don't view them as that, so we can't really have a definition of the term that includes that. In fact I'd rather imagine we'll keep moving the goalposts for what the public views as a cyborg to exclude more implants as they develop.
@@isaacarthurSFIA Is it weird that as I read your reply I heard your voice in my head exactly as you sound in your videos?
this channel is basically the only place that makes me feel optimistic about the future of humanity on the entire internets :D
My favorite day of the week! Isaac Arthur and Space Engineers update day.
Space Engineers is a great game. Need to play it more but damn it takes time to do cool stuff in it.
Peter Ron Boström Hah, yes it does. That's why I love it! Anyway you can change multipliers for mining/refining speed, inventory volume, etc. to make it a bit less grindy.
Whooo.... fellow Space Engineers! Nice to meet you here!
I feel the same :D
Another awesome episode! The following concepts you described:
- lungs that can filter out toxins to get better oxygen in order to breathe easily in low pressure without long adaptation periods or needing a drug like Diamox to help with altitude sickness
- using a filter that can extract oxygen from water
- your throat being sealed up to protect yourself from the vacuum of space and start scrubbing carbon dioxide so you can use it as oxygen
- alterations that let you eat a rock and process it into everything you need without the need for food supplies and plants as the middlemen
- the bands near major arteries that could clamp down as tourniquets if you suffered an injury that causes massive blood loss
- the idea of losing your head but waiting for it to get reattached while your body has nano machines to maintain it's function
- picking up and remembering what you read without a bookmark
- modifications to let you walk around without an EVA suit on an airless moon
- swim around in ultra liquid nitrogen while looking and feeling human
One word: FASCINATING! :)
If we are able to use meta materials in the design of any of these types of situations, it could be insane. Imagine being able to have a negative refraction ratio, to where you could see any wavelength you want In the accuracy you want to, meaning the landour effect doesn’t occur and you can ignore red or blue shifting.
I do not know what I enjoy more. The topics, or Isaac Arthur's speech. Both are rich with character, and carry a depth of understanding presented so smooth they are easy to follow.
"I am not going to ban going to the gym, starting a business, or going to college for fear it may give some folks a big head." Shhh! Don't give anyone any ideas, some people are already calling for banning just saying things they disagree with. >__> (Not attacking one specific group, there are crazies on both sides of most issues.)
Great content though. I only recently discovered this channel, and I've been binge-watching these videos to catch up. This channel deserves way more attention.
This is my absolute favorite channel. I seriously look forward to Thursdays now. The depth and forethought you put into your videos makes for some of the most interesting content on the whole of TH-cam.
I just discovered this channel yesterday in my recommendations, and as a budding sci-fi writer, this is GOLD. It's like Project Rho in video form. 👌
Thank you, high praise too, Winchell Chung runs a great site. I was just talking about Atomic Rockets when I finished up next week's video yesterday, probably unsurprising since the episode is titled "The Nuclear Option".
How realistic is to traditional View of a cyborg as soon as possible to make cybernetic limbs that are stronger and faster then humans? Or is there some sort of trade off?
Bryan McClure well we are working on artificial nerves in fake skin and once that is as good or better than average there should be no trade off that I can think of
You should look up Orion's Arm.
Great episode, as usual. Every time that I thought, "wait he's missing something important!" the very next thing you said covered it.
Tired of the drudgery of workaday severed heads? Suffer no more!
(Might be better to armor the arteries and spine so that decapitation is almost impossible, except where the force would gel the brain anyway. Of course, that's where the quick-eject head launcher comes in handy. It could be automated, to escape trauma before it occurs.) (Imagine a crowded street full of so-equipped people about to get blowed up by a terrorist IED: in the first milliseconds of the explosion, all their heads would pop off, rocket upward and parachute to safety. The future is hilarious.)
I just had this image of an object rocketing up with a firework sound and a head descending into a town on parachute with a flashing alarm light sticking out of the top. :)
So my magnetic finger makes me a cyborg?
18:56 "deficiencies in caffeine and cobalt-60" ROFL
hey cody!!!! I know you!!!!
Your the one who fed the Bees Sugar mixed with water, right?
Cody'sLab WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE CODY
Hey, Cody, I see you all over TH-cam, all of the good places of TH-cam that is, like here. How do you have the time to make all your videos while watching TH-cam this much? I am amazed. I struggle just too keep up with watching all of it, including ALL of your videos. Keep up the good work.
Ali_Army107 That is literally what most beekeepers do.
There are two classes of cyborg. The mechanical derived cyborg (here on out called mechborgs in this paragraph), and nanobot derived cyborg (also called nanoborg for this paragraph). The mechborg already exists, for people with disabilities and the tech keep growing. Now, getting a robot arm (that shoots rockets or lasers) because it looks cool is probably not a wise choice. You're wearing a heavy metal object (that could be possibly physically poisoning) that you'd have a hard time lifting and doing anything cool with. Why? Because the rest of your body is still human, to bring any force to your "rocketto punch!!!" you need the whole body working in tandem. The only way to circumvent this is too pretty much be: A. a robot. B. A transhuman (also a robot, but an N.I). C. Genetically engineered behemoth (possibly redundant at this point). D. A cyborg so rioded up on metal parts they might as well be transhuman. This is why when I see a cyborg in media that has robot arms and legs, that guy would just have dangeling arms and running like a flopping fish at super speed, I face palm. Because his torso can't deliver the need Force, basic physics. Sharks have their muscles connected both to their cartilaginous bones, and skin allowing them incredible springing force. A Nanoborg comes in two flavours. Soft Nanoborg, and Hard Nanoborg. The soft Nanoborg just has nanobots acting as small cells. To fight diseases (really scary to think about if someone hacked that, but those are the risks with new technologies), fix aging, and to aid as replacement cells. Dude or dudette would like a normal human. Now a Hard Nanoborg takes this to a wholly different level able to replace all his or her cells (if that means anything anymore) with nanobots, They may still stay cosmetically a human. This isn't me disagreeing, this is just my mind swimming with ideas and giving my two cents.
you don't stop to impress me. how do you get such an indepth view on so many topics in just a week including writing, producing and post production work?! ..
and again .. this freakin oowsum ;) music gives me the chills
Thanks again for you great work IA
Thanks, though I'm about to rope a number of volunteers into helping me with scripts and graphics so soon it won't be such a one-man show :)
but don't stop impressing me, pretty please :D
The omnissiah aproves this video.
WHY DO YOU CARE!!!
YOU'RE AAANNGRYYY!!!
It is very very auspicious to see people reminded of Roko's Basilisk.
***** I hope you will help in his creation!
(P.D is was also a reference to warhammer 40k not only to the basilisk)
No I will not become a servitor thank you. (some of those Spes Mereens enhancements might be nifty tho)
a suit of 3rd edition power armor for me pls (i don't mind if it's non posable), i don't think my spam can has much melee protection.
I can seriously imagine one of the main devices casually implanted will be an universal interface. The reality of such a device would be that you could control a vehicle as if it was your own body, with the vehicle's very powerful sensors completely replacing your senses. You may see almost all control panels being replaced with such an interface, as direct control is arguably an exceptionally high bandwidth method of manipulation, that could just be universal. Just some food for thought. :)
Quite probably.
[]MG dude,
How is it that *YOU* do NOT have your own TV show?? Signed,
Flabbergasted
Isaac, I found your channel last week and have since been watching your videos non-stop. I've now seen almost all of them, and just want to say THANK YOU. When I first found your channel, I almost cried because your videos are what I've been longing for, for ages, to satisfy my curiosity regarding such intricate, intense topics. I hope I am speaking for all dreamers and thinkers when I say that your videos are absolutely inspirational. Your ability to cover complex and idealistic topics with both comprehensiveness and clarity is exceptional. I greatly value your insight as well as your understanding of your own speech impediment, for which you have obviously taken great care to hedge (subtitles and clarity of speech are outstanding) for the sake of your viewers. I look forward every day to my next video (or 10) which you have so graciously given to me, and to all of us.
Just what i needed, so glad i found this channel a few days ago
I found it something like a few months ago. It is really awesome!
Damn, this episode was a blast of potential for creating fresh sci-fi stories. Just amazing to think on the possibilities of augmentation for daily life.
Who else kinda wants to be a cyborg? :)
Noice channel btw :) But oh yeah defos, life is valuable.
Not me, i prefer genetic ingenering
Why not both? These aren't exactly mutually exclusive options here.
Very good channel!!!! Yeah I agree :D
i want to upload my brain into a robot. i wanna live forever
In a world where everyone has superpowers, no one has superpowers.
You don't get a leg up in status from having access to those powers, but having those powers is quite awesome on its own. The internet and broadband gives me access to a lot of great information like Isaac's awesome videos. Do I care that I'm in a set of 3 billion or so who have that power/access. Hell No! I want the rest of the 7 billion also to get it. You still have to be able to use it well - How many use the internet to read up on khan academy? But the few who are motivated enough to go for it, well I guess that's the real superpower nowadays.
BTW. Real serious. Especially for medical matters, its great to have large samples. Rare diseases can have specialists that may not be possible in a small world. Many iterations can make crazy sounding ideas like sky diving into pretty decent enjoyable activities.
No one has superpowers against each other, but everyone has superpowers against nature, which is a big enough plus for me.
If everyone is awesome, EVERYONE IS!
I've never understood the "Syndrome from the Incredibles" argument. I want to live in a world filled with incredibly smart people and where the people I care about don't die painfully for stupid reasons.
Ixian Technocraft the thing is: we humans already have superpowers against nature. We build islands, kill entire species, change river's courses, make entire new ecosystems, create new species by trangenics and we can even bring extinct species back to life in the very near future.
Martin Heermance: thus sayers Syndrome!
Yeah, finally a video after blitzkrieg marathon of Isaac series. Heck yea!!!!
After watching your videos, my curiosity for future blasted through the sky and I love your style too, not too much geeky and not average bullcrap, just in right combination to peak ones curiosity.
This is certainly one of my favorite channel, and any sci-fi writers gold mine. Even I want to write a series. I would request you Issac, if you have spare time. Likes and Loves.
Up for 7 hours and 1k+ thumbs up! Isaac Arthur is the hero TH-cam needs. And he is here. 👍
You should maybe try writing short Sci-fi stories, I think you would be good at it. PS:( If you need any help about it, feel free to contact me)
Your episodes are better then 99% of alle the programs on Discovery and National Geographic. Please keep it up.
Have you thought of making a book of these topics? Or have you made one? Because I'd buy one!
:) I get asked that a lot of late, no I've not though it is growing increasingly tempting. But I think I have too many other projects right now to add another at the moment.
Isaac Arthur I'm sure you'd have a lot of support if you did release one. But in any case, thanks for these videos, they're great and nicely formatted!
Isaac Arthur any projects other than videos that you'd care to share?
:) Not at this time, no.
I'd order a copy.
So I checked out that series you recomended
"Meerkiari wars" and all I can say is thank you.
Thank you for both educating me and entertaining me
You're awesome
I like this guys speech impediment. I had a good friend growing up with the same affliction. Most people thought he had an accent. This totally reminds me of him. I miss the dude.
Isaac I want to thank you for this channel. I am a science fact and science fiction nerd and stumbled on your channel about a month ago. Since then I have watched all the episodes. I have always suffered from insomnia and have got into the habit of putting a documentary on to help me fall asleep. Now the risk is that the documentary is too interesting and captures my attention. That did happen with your videos but it's fine because it's captivating and positive and I love your optimism.
Thanks Louis! As an insomniac myself I tend to use audiobooks instead, and picks one to play late that I've already heard once or twice, it seems to work decently for me
You make phenomenal vids, great job! keep it up!
Isaac Arthur, I don't know if you'll ever get fame or money from making these videos but I hope it's lots of both!
I just hope you get back some of the happiness you provide so many of us on a weekly basis. Thanks so much! Jim
Thanks James, running the channel's been a ton of fun, though I'm still adapting to it.
This is the best dam channel
you are getting close to that 100k mark. the channel is growing very fast. and you deserve it !!
Love the video, but shall just comment upon one little thing. To put cameras on each person may provide benefits to security, much as a panopticon is ostensible quite fine in this regard. But they must be avoided.
Governments and corporations already gain so much information and control over the lives of people. To provide such a powerful tool to whoever is above regulation is to sign away even more of the liberties we hold dear.
Anon
Worst case scenario: personal integrated recording devices become wildly popular among some crowds allowing them to record and share things they see on a whim and the technology becomes affordable then an authoritarian government mandates everyone must have them installed at a certain age and the government has access to all the data. The thought of an oppressive regime literally being in your head is terrifying.
That ship has sailed. Governments of most nations can easily afford to buy everyone a personal camera.
Yet no government seems keen to do anything of the sort.
P.S. If anything, actual real world authoritarian governments are having the most trouble with this tech, as they can no longer oppress anyone without everyone else knowing.
Well, we saw what happened with google glass. People weren't too keen on personal body cameras....
Would be nice to know strangers... have all public information pop up as soon as the face is recognized. No more heinous minded criminals hiding behind a smile.
Some of my point is that it doesn't take authoritarianism at all, just that those who form and regulate the bodycams could then access it easily. So when the NSA or DHS decides you're too uppity, they spy on you to better plan the raid or find the obscure tax law you broke.
I just finished brushing my teeth! It's quite fun to see a new Isaac Arthur video.
I would like to get a cybernetic implant to stabilize my emotional states ( I have Bipolar Disorder). The research says that the primary problem is not so much excessive activity of the Amygdala and Limbic system but a failure of the Ventral Lateral Prefrontal Cortex to dampen and stabilize emotional surges.
Perhaps a electrostimulation implant?
Damn that was trippy, also very interesting facts. It really got me thinking.
I'm glad to see the channel isn't slowing down at all, actually it's getting better and better!
I don't really see the problem with defining a cyborg. Not every definition has to be entirely binary, especially when it comes to concepts like life or morality.
Here's mine:
"A Homo Cyberneticus (usually called a cyborg in casual speech, but that word may also apply to animals) is a human being with both cybernetic and biological elements within their bodies."
Sub-definitions:
"Human: an animal born or created mostly from the DNA of a Homo Sapiens."
"Cybernetics: *electronics* permanently attached to a living body that are not purposefully harmful or meaningless for the host."
And yes, by my definition some people already are cyborgs. So what? They're not very sophisticated ones, but it's not like "cyborg" is a derogatory term, so why avoid the word?
I agree with you, and this is a very good definition
Elavion Dremorill I like your definition, though, I think your definition of what is cyborg is should include non-electronics to some extent. A rough example, Cody's magnetic finger. It gave him a extra ability that we as humans may never evolve naturally. it was a semi-permanent, granted. (He later removed it after a few years) I still feel my point I valid, though. Again, not disputing you, I just think your definition should be a bit more inclusive. Let me know what you think.
Maybe: Any physical objects with functions that are integrated into the bodily system.
"Into" is important, to distinguish from prosthetics and tools. (Holding a knife or wearing sunglasses doesn't make me a cyborg.)
"Functions" cuz that old splinter that never came out doesn't make me a cyborg.
"Integrated" cuz you have to be able to use it. Seems obvious, but - someone else's toaster bolted to your ass doesn't make you a cyborg.
I think a reasonable addition to "cybernetic" would be that it should match or exceed its natural counterpart in most areas of interest. Giving me a cyber-arm should generally be an improvement to my quality of life, even if a small one. A cybernetic heart will not give out on me sooner than my current one (or an average one) and does not hinder my physical abilities or open me up to other health risks. This definition hits a bit of a snag where maintenance is concerned (say I'm smarter than einstein and could break dozens of athletic records without even trying, but would cease to function within weeks if I was seperated from a cybernetic society). Still, I'm not aware of any prosthetics of any kind that can truly match their organic counterparts.
well, the only real problem is that "cybernetics" already has a different definition and I know many people who work in cybernetics but have nothing to do with electronics attached to a living body - then words with 2 or more different meanings exist, it's not too big a problem
Really well thought out, and detailed without going overboard. You are getting quite good at this!
Thanks, practice, practice, practice :)
I think, even when Cyborgs sound cool, they are very impractical when it comes to altering your full body for strength, age and so on. The only things in which cybernetic implants become helpful, are our eyes, ears and other perception organs. And maybe cybernetic communication (kinda like telepathy). For everything else like strength, endurance etc. genetic engineering is far more effective and the way to go. Can't understand why people are so much against it. Genetic engineering can make your lost teeth and limbs regrow, heal cancer and much more.
Now, if you want your body to become completely robotic like in Ghost in the Shell - then cyborgization might be good. But it's very elaborate and expensive to maintain.
Genetic engineering is no good for oldies like us whose genetic destiny was set a long time ago. You would have to do something like a full flush of your bone marrow cells or some such procedure which is almost as high impact as going for a full nano suite in your body.
I could and would make the argument that you'd probably see both, folks who are genetically engineered and cyborgs, most folks who are okay with one are with the other too and you can argue that GE is a type of cyborging.
@Prakash Chandrashekar Actually no. Scientist were already experimenting with direct genetic engineering. So no, genetic engineering will not be restricted to embryos.
@Isaac Arthur Yeah, I think there will be hybrids between those two, as both sides have their strength and weaknesses.
@Prakash Chandrashekar That was true before the advent of CRISPR. If that is combined with nanomachines, you can genetically engineer adults, which is awesome. If you don't want to have nanomachines in your body you can have them injected into you for a month, have them make the genetic changes you want through CRISPR, then have your body flush them out.
I have grown quite fond of listening to your voice. Listening regularly while working :) Though one thing I have missheard for weeks though the the word "world" that to me sounds like "ward". IMHO the word "ward" fits even better in many cases in particular when it comes to virtual worlds/wards to contain minds or Dyson Swarm habitats. Thank you and keep up the excellent work!
1:02 - That little girl on the escalator . . . . What a drama queen. :P
:) I think its adorable, a touch Sisyphean perhaps
Also, a wonderfully thought provoking video. Quality like this is rare and badly needed.
Hi Isaac. I really enjoy your videos. I feel a bit silly for even calling them videos. What you do in my opinion could be turned directly into a tv show. Only thing that would have to change would be editing them to keep them the same length other than that you have a hit show. I hope you have a great day.
17:30 it's interesting that you bring it up. I work as a 911 dispatcher. From what I understand, we're working on tech that takes control of your smartphone's camera when you call 911 and streams it to me (which has definite advantages over relying on an on the fly narrative from an emotionally compromised participant). Given how intermittent and unreliable upgrades are in this field, I don't expect it during my career. At least I hope not, there's a reason I'm not a cop or EMT, I don't need the nightmare fuel visuals. But it is coming.
On reflection, I think the gradual process of our becoming cyborgs is going to revolve around greater interaction between smart phone/convenience based comms and biology.
further edit around 28:00 there's a serious psychological danger with memory augmentation. What effect will it have on you to be able to remember, with crystal clarity, how you felt during your first break up, or during the death of a loved one? I imagine we'll have to expand the DSM by a few volumes to cope with the effects of tech advances.
Absolutely. There are happenings in everyone's life, mine included, that we would like to forget altogether. However, if you had the control to block bad memories, would you even be the same person without those experiences. However, some people live with deep psychological trauma from past experiences could benefit greatly. On that note I will call it a day.
Anyone addicted to their smartphone is a cyborg. Just saying . . . :)
This one blew my mind a few times while I watched. Definitely one to watch more than once!
the only real problem with cyborgs is that rich can be them while poor cannot, and this will be at a. disadvantage, probably a huge one. considering what kinds of people are rich in our world, that is a VERY bad thing
+Ferrous Bear
That's an excellent example I had not thought to use.
I'm a very big proponent of 'infinite wealth'.
The idea is that everything that can be automated, should be.
Imagine what we could do with 100% unemployment rate, money-less economy and 'infinite wealth'.
We could build a country-sized space ship and we would do it just for fun.
I organized kids when I was a kid. We always had some sort of 'project'.
We made a complex 'fort' made up of tall grass tied together to form interconnecting tunnels, we made a huge system of rain catching aquaducts out of a hillside (the idea was inspired by marble run), etc.
We always did something and no one got paid. We did it for fun.
manictiger this will not work. Never did and never will
+Eugene InLaw
Then we will go extinct. Technology is the only thing that can solve the wars and suffering created by scarcity.
+Najimubu
There are three needs people have:
Recognition:
I got rich because I wanted to be respected and that wasn't happening when I was poor.
Lack of scarcity:
I've done some insane things and I still do some insane things on the stock market just to push scarcity away that much more.
I'd probably be more productive if I was an engineer or something-- (god only knows how many hours I spent in Auto-Cad or From The Depths)--
but the income from a normal job is PATHETIC and fights against inflation and taxes, instead of gaming it.
Wealth is an exponentially growing industry, not a fixed sum.
Any physical task you can do, a robot can do better, without sleep or emotional fulfillment.
Fun:
If I had unlimited money, I'd hire people to make a video game.
The time and effort invested would very likely exceed any income it could ever generate.
My only motivation would be 'because I wanted to'.
Capitalism is not the end game. It is a stepping stone to something greater.
Look up: Von Neumann Machine.
Nothing is impossible. We may very well turn the useless solar system into a busltling ring world, housing trillions of people luxuriously.
The concept of an 'endangered species' will be barbaric to them and they will see us as small-minded morons that couldn't even stop fighting over tiny little plots of land and stupid little resource deposits.
It is nice to have someone speak about this ideas in an educated way and not focus on the high end extremes of these ideas but a broad spectrum look at them.
Eve Online , conscious transfer at the moment of death to a clone. Would love to have a mind backup that records everything i am.
12:24 - What augmentations when cyborging up? Mainly things like gaining the ability to fly under your own power, breathing underwater, radical life extension, the possibilities would be nearly infinite!
If society as a whole had been developed under less corporate profit based drive, I would have been intrigued in the idea of some form of symbiosis between man and machine. Seeing how cars, smart phones, and laptops or just in general have degenerated in regards to the manufacturing process involved within this technological revolution. That has chosen mass production of sub par products, on an intentional mannerism so as to precipitate the rise of replacement parts, updates, ease of breakage, so as to beat that cash cow to its last dollar, from the consumer. I could not nor would not want any form of replacement for limbs, or integration of eyes, ears, lungs etc. With the sole exception of natural injuries or lose of limbs from war.
Finally some one who talk about Real definition of a Cyborg !
Delightful and informative Video
wth is that person eating at 14:48
Funny you should ask, I used that clip once before and left a note asking if anyone knew what she was eating, someone did identify it but I can't recall at the moment, except that I think it was some sort of Aussie grub, apparently very trendish and pricey too
Might need a note on screen telling the viewer what she's eating next time you use the smashed avocado clip lmao
J. C B looks like a sandwich or burger with guacamole.
This episode reminded me of the reason I love this show. The Isaac Arthur Show!
mmmm, cobalt-60. Only for conaisseurs.
I've been looking forward to this all week!
a person with a pacemaker IS a cyborg.
i mean YEEY we allready have cyborgs.
Excellent video! It just so happens to complement the latest "Wait but why" post as well!
Who the fuck dislike tho
geordi rendum Bugs Bunny, maybe?
zemorph42 Clearly not enough crossdressing for Bugs' taste.
After being subscribed to your channel for a few weeks, Thursday is becoming my favourite day of the week!
Metal is better than meat.
I disagree. Eating metal is quite difficult.
one of the few positive things about perceiving time shorter as you grow older is not having to wait as long for the next thursday
I wouldn't like being hacked by a 400 pound geek from the other side of the planet just for the lulz but having implants and being a cyborg sounds nice
blazingshadow why would hacking geek be 400 lbs?
If anything a hacking geek would be rail thin.
I think you are going to be the reason I make a Patreon account. I just found your channel last night. Where have you been all these years? Why has TH-cam not suggested your videos until last night?
I want robot eyes.
You make some really well produced and thoughtful content. I can't tell enough people about your videos.
Thanks Curtis!
Who else, besides me, is a cyborg?
Many people.
Eyeglasses, dental implant and a metal plate with 7 screws in my forearm...
Can i join the club?
I am.
1. Augmented ankle after i sheredded it by falling about 10 meters. But i walk almost like normal human can.
2. Augmented eyes. Additional lens inside my both eyes, so i do not have to wear glasses and still can see perfectly "normal".
3. Comming soon, i hope. :D
Sgt. Shill I hope a dragon dildo operated with dual car batteries counts.
lol yea that counts extra points when hooked up to a jump starter
I only found your channel the other day...and after watching half a dozen videos...I'm kind of falling in love with what you're doing here man ^^
Cybowgs
Sorry Isaac, love you man
I see it as a complement. Kinda of a term of endearment. great channel
Agreed. I will forever think of Isaac's awesome videos when I hear this "impediment". But it is that strange social fine-line that is heavily context sensitive.
You have to put constraints on greatness to keep the game fair for everyone else.
Lets just be glad Isaac isn't Tesla level great or we would have to put up with love notes to his pigeon life partner at the end of videos...
Having always been around an Asian culture (which have hard time with the sounds l/r and b/v, etc), it seems to me more like a accent. (for the record... my wife, said sexy accent.)
Once we understand how photosynthesis works, we could use photosynthetic planes on our cloths to give ourselves extra energy!
We're already cyborgs the moment we controlled fire and made stone-based technology.
No...you cannot be serious, even if that's TECHNICALLY accurate, that's just silly
Real question? I have a genetic condition that causes my corneas to harden. This causes a great deal of blue light to be filtered out of my vision. My mother had to have eye surgery for detaching retinas. They replaced her corneas with ones from an organ donor. At 87 years old, she does not need to wear glasses.
What about biological transhunanism? We can regrow your brain, and it will be mostly you, but any sort of emotional attachments will be gone.
he did an episode about bio modding/transhumanism about it
I thought you saying umami was a "yo mama" joke.
"There are 5 things we know everyone can taste. Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and yo mama."
Hey, Isaac! I love your channel. I'm an exoplanet enthusiast, and I maintain my own data sets on nearby exoplanets, especially potentially habitable ones. I was inspired by your videos to create 3D maps of local exoplanets and map out potential paths for colony arcships and laser highways. Do you think you could do an episode on real, known exoplanets? Topic might include which ones are good candidates for exploration, what life might be like for colonists on them (like how it would be different for colonists on one vs. another) and what interactions between colonists might be like as they slowly become more connected with each other akin to what it was like for primitive human tribes which rediscovered each others existence long after their ancestors parted ways here on Earth. I'd be happy to contribute any materials if you need them.
Enjoyed the episode again! And knowing how tech can exponential get better, I can imagine a day not too far future that abilities and "powers" that would make most super heroes green with envy without a single internal change lol.
Oh I'm here Issac. And believe me, my augmentations HAVE given me a real personality change. Prepare to be reeducated on what true power is, unevolved.
Such a great channel. Led here by Answers With Joe. I like Joe, but, I am happy to say this is my favorite TH-cam channel.
Welcome over from Joe's! He was a lot of fun to work with when we collabed last year.
Another amazing episode. I look forward each week to your videos. Hope you can keep up putting out content for a long time!
I'm definitetly not in any danger of running out of topics any time soon :)
Some really thought provoking concepts explored on this video. Excellent work.Thank you!
another endearing video, this is real brain food. helps me to forget about life's stresses
these vidoes are like clock work, prescience and thorough, seamlessly put together and "clock work is beautiful work."
Another excellent video from my new favorite youtube channel.
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A new video ! Hell yeah ! Keep up the awesome work !
+Isaac Arthur ,One of the things that I thought of when you mentioned the psychological effects was the negative effects not related to gaining a massive ego. If a person loses a limb due to traumatic injury, it could trigger conditions such as depression and PTSD after getting a replacement. Let's say this happens and you get a cybernetic arm that is superior everyday. While it would be an overall improvement, it could also be a daily reminder of the particular traumatic incident that resulted in this replacement. Now, imagine is a large portion of your body gets replaced like that, and it can lead to existential crises such as wondering if you are even human. I come from a military background, so I'm imagining a troop on a wrong side of an IED, RPG, or a mortar and having a PTSD attack in the mornings when they wake up and see their cybernetic limbs.
woot woot! favorite part of my Thursday!
Founder of cybernetics is: Ştefan Odobleja 13 October 1902 - 4 September 1978) was a Romanian scientist, one of the precursors of cybernetics. His major work, Psychologie consonantiste, first published in 1938 and 1939, in Paris, had established many of the major themes of cybernetics regarding cybernetics and systems thinking nine years before Norbert Wiener.
got to drop everything, isaac just uploded a new video! you are the best man!
for the calculating 8 digit numbers quickly, there is actually a method for learning to do that called the Trachtenberg speed system of mathematics. so far i have i have only learned the multiplication side of things tho even that makes a difference. it has also been pretty easy to learn so far.
20:20 "As someone with a neurological condition that makes my hands shake." Finally, someone else. The most annoying part is people asking my why my hands are shaking. That is to say the same people over and over as though I've never explained it to them before, and no doubt will continue to have to do so.
11:50 - You're basically talking about seasteading there. Basically setting up floating islands or barges in international waters to avoid government regulation and taxation.
Human sensory input is already naturally throttled down, so with even more stimulation there would also have to be thought put into how to buffer that sense as to not be so distracting one couldn't put their thoughts together. Also interesting to note that is a new sense were to be detected by the brain, like a cochlear implant, the brain is the one that determines how to translate the data into useful information over time. There has already been some early work done with people who have lost their eye sight but have live optical nerves and small light sensing electronics.
Recently found this series I find it very refreshing to hear more in depth analysis on these topics. Thanks for you work.
Yes it's rather surprising too how adaptive the brain is at rewiring itself, I tend to suspect that neural lace is going to be quite hard in most respects but turn out to integrate surprisingly easily in some others.
One handy augment is a device that quadruples the energy and nutrition output from food. or even uses other sources as a alternative(you mentioned rocks). Eg no need for food meaning a no hunger, 4 times better means 4 times less food needed. Yea it's kind of a sobering though to some day never need to eat or drink, but at the same time never feel hungry or thirsty. And considering food is 25% of my budget and will only become a larger expense I can see myself more than willing to do such a thing to my body. Freeing up that money for more important things like getting out of the rut and get one with my life!
Respirocytes are my favourite cyborg upgrade idea. Drastically increasing the blood's oxygen capacity with disease immune machines could overnight make people many times healthier, and make their muscles much more resistant to fatigue without replacing them.
Given it's a blood replacement the procedure wouldn't need to be as invasive either, just a drip with maybe a pint of the stuff draining a regular pint from you, and boom, a body that takes ten minutes of sprinting to tire
One day you have to make a vid explaining your exact process of creating the amazing vids you upload, if you haven't already