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| == Lifespan == | | == Lifespan == |
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| So, what are we looking at? Today, we have roughly a 50-60 year useful adult lifespan and 6-10 of that are taken up by education. Given the ability to replace damaged organs, limbs, etc., with a minimum of disruption, repair general aging, better cancer and disease treatments, we're probably looking at at total lifespan of 120+ years, with maybe 80 of that useful adult lifespan. | | So, what are we looking at? Today, we have roughly a 50-60 year useful adult lifespan and 6-10 of that are taken up by education. Given the ability to replace damaged organs, limbs, etc., with a minimum of disruption, repair general aging, better cancer and disease treatments, we're probably looking at at total lifespan of 120+ years, with maybe 80 of that useful adult lifespan. |
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− | 13:58, 27 February 2009 (PST) Later: Given genetic engineering, some human variants might have a much greater lifespan.
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− | My memories of the StarTrek series is that as a general rule the only time that you saw medical intervention was in the case of trauma. So 'tis quite likely that other then trauma, medicine takes a very Hippocratic approach, where proper diet and lifestyle enhances the quality of life and produces greater longevity and productivity, on its own.
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| == Psychology, neurology and the like == | | == Psychology, neurology and the like == |
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| Alright, how widespread is this stuff? I imagine in the Federation, they restrict it. The OA may go all out. The Empire probably restricts it to themselves and the great houses. The Borg probably use it in ways that would scare anyone. The Romulans may hate it but study it to defend against it. And that's all I've got so far. | | Alright, how widespread is this stuff? I imagine in the Federation, they restrict it. The OA may go all out. The Empire probably restricts it to themselves and the great houses. The Borg probably use it in ways that would scare anyone. The Romulans may hate it but study it to defend against it. And that's all I've got so far. |
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− | 14:01, 27 February 2009 (PST) [http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-from-brain/ extracting a image from a brain.]
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− | Apparently your link is broken. Or at least my ISP doesn't connect to it.
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− | == AI: They're people ==
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− | Really. They are raised like children (probably with a greater up front cost), but are people and citizens (@ least in enlightened polities). They may have legal obligations to their parents, but against a much greater than organic lifespan, this may not be much to them.
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− | Now, that's how I bet the Federal Worlds deal with it. Outside of it... well, I bet it gets ugly.
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− | The OA probably practices some sort of longer term indentured servitude.
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− | The Empire out and out enslaves them.
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− | The Borg hives would take them as citizens.
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− | The New Byzantines ... I don't know. Probably long term servitude and may ban them from certain roles.
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− | == Neural interface ==
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− | Things that read nerves are probably ''easy''. We've got a version now being used in prosthetic limbs. Things that can stimulate tactile nerves are moving out into production as well - artificial legs with feet that feel the ground and feed it to the wearer.
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− | So, for bionics and feedback for teleoperation would be pretty easy in the 29th century.
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− | What else can you do with it? Well, getting it ''beyond'' simple reading of limb motion and providing tactile feedback, it builds on the stuff I mentioned above, particularly neuropsychology and its tools -fMRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Between the two of these, they can 'read' the brain, particularly for physical motion and some sensory issues. Heck, they've reached the point where they can pull the image from a brain now. Now, the interface can see what the person wearing it sees. Probably all the other senses too. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, maybe ultrasonics, they can induce the appropriate hallucinations as well.
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− | Not easy. I doubt its cheap and the potential for abuse is '''huge'''. Probably restricted pretty heavily by most governments.
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