Comments on: Biohacking https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/2015/01/19/176/ Just another Education and digital culture 2015 site Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Clare https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/2015/01/19/176/#comment-39 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:50:29 +0000 http://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/?p=176#comment-39 Hi Ed,
Just read the link – the thought of using a vegetable peeler leaves me feeling rather queasy. Like you, I wouldn’t want to have a magnet implanted in my fingertip but I’d love to be able to experience magnetic fields. I think I would consider a 4G SIM card implant though for fast and easy wifi access when travelling!
Love the the description of computers as hardware, apps as software and humans as wetware! :)

]]> By: sbayne https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/2015/01/19/176/#comment-38 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:05:35 +0000 http://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/?p=176#comment-38 Fascinating links – thanks for these Ed and Clare.

]]> By: Ed https://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/2015/01/19/176/#comment-33 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:17:54 +0000 http://edc15.education.ed.ac.uk/champton/?p=176#comment-33 Hi Clare,
Related to this post, I’ve just tweeted a documentary about grinders at http://t.co/AnXptJ6W4O

The interview is mainly about those who claim to take a systematic approach but does mention those who, err, use vegetable peelers! I wouldn’t go as far as sticking a magnet in my finger but I think the desire to modify the body, from tattoos to surgery, is fascinating. Tech implants are a bit strange for sure but , as one of the grinders asks, maybe all this is not such a big leap?

Ed

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