Soon, You May Download New Skills to Your Brain

by Jared Alberghini

Posted: 11 years ago 12 replies

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"New research suggests it may be possible to learn complex tasks with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix. Whoa, indeed."

Study of the Day: Soon, You May Download New Skills to Your Brain - Hans Villarica - The Atlantic

What skill would (will) you download to your brain?

I would (will) download the skill of uploading to other brains...

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HeySal 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini

I would (will) download the skill of uploading to other brains...

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In that case, I'd download how to do long distance bitch slapping.
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- Brian John 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  In that case, I'd download how to do long distance bitch slapping.
  
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- Brandon Tanner 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  In that case, I'd download how to do long distance bitch slapping.
  
  No need to wait, Sal... there's already an app for that...
  
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...itchslap&hl=en
  
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- MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  In that case, I'd download how to do long distance bitch slapping.
  
  Oh my! Well, in that case, I'd download the skill of emitting an invisible force field that would shield me from long distance bitch slaps!
  
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Beverley Boorer 11 years ago

Ooh YEEAAHHH! All the skills I would need to be an extremely succesful IM. Woo-hoo!
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Dan Riffle 11 years ago

I'd be afraid my download would come with a virus that made me crap my pants anytime someone said hello to me.
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- socialentry 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  I'd be afraid my download would come with a virus that made me crap my pants anytime someone said hello to me.
  
  The brown noise becoming a reality?
  
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LeeLee 11 years ago

I'd like to be proficient in another language. Don't have the time and my old brain resists learning new things. Chinese or Gaelic.
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Kurt 11 years ago

I would keep getting "Disk error. Drive is full. Would you like to reformat?"
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Dennis Gaskill 11 years ago

What skill would (will) you download to your brain?

That's a tough question. Since I had just finished playing my guitar my first thought was to be a master guitarist. But since you said "skill" instead of "skills" I'd probably want to think about it more if we only get one.

Suppose we could download the ability to play the guitar though. Would we appreciate having that skill as much as if we earned it through practice? I'm sure at first it would be fantastic, but I wonder if it would seem as wonderful a year or two down the line.

Conventional wisdom is that people don't appreciate what they get for free as much as what they earn. What say you?
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- AprilCT 11 years ago
  
  Gee, I would love some tech ability. After that, I can think of a whole lot of other things I want as well.
  
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  jimbo13 11 years ago
  
  Hmmm. Keep getting Destination not found.
  
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