Hacking Humanity:
Human Augmentation
And You

quaddi & r3plicant
Rio Hotel & Casino
July 2012

WARNINGS

•This talk does not constitute medical advice.

•Technologies & research described are purely experimental and dangerous.

•DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY MODIFICATIONS IN THIS TALK.

•ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR ANY HEALTH CARE RELATED ISSUES.

•There are a few graphic graphic medical images in this presentation.

Objectives

• Take a quick trip through the history of
human augmentation.

• Briefly get up to date on current medical
stance/ethics of human augmentation.

• Become familiar with the current
technologies, physiology, and feasibility
of various augments.

• Highlight barriers to, and risks of
augmentation .

• if we have time...

Definitions

• Enhancement

• Augmentation

• Cyborg

• Transhumani sm

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Hi story

•1500s Basic prosthetics

• 1991 first synthetic 3D nano

• 1924 EEG

structure

• 1927 First therapeutic use of

• 1994 L ventricular assist device.

amphetamine

• 1997 first neural implants to

• 1940 first hip implant surgery

treat disease

•1952 Cage-ball artificial heart

• 1999 First DNA nano machine

valve.

•2004 total artificial heart FDA

•1958 first implantable cardiac

approved

pacemaker

•2006 DNA Vaccine success

• 1976 First neural implants

•2007 - 2010 Gene therapy

• 1982 Artificial heart

success

•1984 Cochlear implant FDA

•2008 Bladerunner of South

approval

Africa restricted from

• 1990s Microprocessor

Olympics

controlled robotic knee

•2008 neural control by human

•1990 first gene therapy SCID

brain.

Trials

Mi stakes

Materials

Metals

Polymers

• Chromium

• Polyethylene

• Nickel

• Tri methylene

• Molybdenum

carbonate

• Titanium

• Polyglycolic acid

• Magnesium alloys

• Spider silk

• iron

• Pol yet he ret her ketone

• Cobalt

• Polysulfone

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Step 3: Pick Your Site

• Match function of mod with location.

• Ease of upgrade?

• Careful not to disrupt normal function of
native tissue.

Possible Sites

Step 4: Implant Your Mod.

Step 6: Power Your Mod.

Typical Cost

• Cardiac pacemaker - $22,734 USD

• Hip replacement - $22,527 (per hip)

• Leg prosthesis - $35,789 (per leg)

• Cochlear implant - $39,547 (Per ear)