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Would you let a computer hijack your muscle movements if it increased your performance 35%? I totally would. Came across a really interesting ACM paper today (SplitBody), where subjects were given difficult multitasking challenges. Their mental load was “reduced” by having a computer electrically stimulate their arm instead. Bodily autonomy wise, it might feel a bit freaky, because you have the proprioception of your arm moving, but without the mental load of you moving it. I think it’s actually less creepy than it sounds, and I wish more research was poured in this area. Let me give an example. As a dancer myself, early on, aerials have a difficult initial mental barrier. The common way to learn is to essentially let your teacher control your muscle movements, repeating the overall motions, over and over again. By sort of “proving” the movement is possible (giving up autonomy!) the concept suddenly clicks, and you’ll “just get it”. I feel like there’s probably a lot of interesting biological barriers that could be overcome if you trained yourself to go past traditional limits by electrical stimulation first. Take a look at the Bannister effect!

We need more non-military astronauts like her so badly, there’s so much incredible talent that just isn’t getting in because the military is the best way to get support

We have non-alcoholic beer. Why can’t we have non-lethal hunting, for those of us who are interested in the sportsmanship… but sickened by the thought of an animal actually dying after you injure it?

Millennials…just wanted to update y'all. They’re using "сmр" for *call my phone*

President Clinton gets a new computer for the Oval Office. The first web page he visits is The White House’s site.