• Question: Is possibly one day that human beings can be like Superman or can just pick up items telepathically

    Asked by ttmadman2000 to Cesar, Emily, Jamie, Kate, Philippa on 18 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Jamie Gallagher

      Jamie Gallagher answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Hi tt,

      Well actually there are already devices that will let you movve things very simly using your mind. you can wear a headset that monitors the electricity produced by the brain and we can read this and rather simply turn it into movement.

      There is a little star wars game where you can use your thoughts to make a little ball levitate.

      This is all very simple- we cant think we want an apple to move and it will move- right now it has to be very technically done. But in future we will develop a better understanding of how the brain works and how to understand what it is saying- when we do we will develop lots of interesting technology.

    • Photo: Emily Robinson

      Emily Robinson answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Yeah unfortunately I wouldn’t go out and buy a cape just yet! The brain is so complex that it would need very advanced knowledge and technology to get this up to superman standard. But we can always hope! 😀

    • Photo: Philippa Demonte

      Philippa Demonte answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      @ttmadman2000 Not exactly telepathy, but science is being used to develop artificial limbs which amputees can control with their mind:

      http://www.infoniac.com/science/latest-invention-prosthetic-limb-controlled-by-its-users-mind.html

      As for Superman, it’s amazing what you can do with high-flying wires and a little CGI / movie magic 😉

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