Human Kind and Technology » anatomy

Office chair for use of tablets

ET — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:55:20 +0000

There are some guys who think about how we sit when working with tablets. But I can’t see noticable benefits compared to chairs I use at office and at home. Maybe I should try one of these new chairs, maybe sometimes…

via Technology Review, see also steelcase.com

Cyborgs become more realistic

ET — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:25:32 +0000

On the way to transhumanism which can make life easier, funnier, but also more dangerous for sure.

via GIZMODO.de

Emotions and our brain

ET — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:00:01 +0000

The following video can be a bit disgusting. It shows real human brains and how they are anatomized to analyze their structure even at genomic level.

For me it’s interesting if we can analyze genes and their cooperation in view of producing a mood or emotions. What are the preconditions for an emotion like happiness? Would that be possible? Or does people have to much differences in their genomic preconditions? Or are there any other influencing factors we couldn’t measure (yet)?