Descartes already asked himself if there were ways of being sure that his
brains were located in his head and not somewhere in a plastic tray controlled
by demons. Kevin Warwick, a professor who presents himself as the world’s first
cyborg, claims he had a direct brain connection with his wife. And Uri Geller
is said to use brainpower to bend spoons. So, what can we control with our own
brains and what is made possible with brain-computer interfaces? How do
scientists and artists currently use sensors capable of capturing brain signals
and how are computers able to interpret these signals? The iPhone, for
instance, is already able to follow your sleeping patterns and wake you in
time, but are there also other dreams that computers are capable of tapping?
The third edition of the Utrecht New Media Evening (UNMA) will be held on 10 March. This edition will go into the
present and future potential of brain-computer interfaces. Developers,
researchers and artists will give away the latest developments of these
interfaces. Artist Christoph de Boeck will present his work "Staalhemel" and researchers of the IMEC will go into the way brain-computer interfaces
work so that everybody can have a go at home too.
Please note that this evening is also intended as a networking event, so make
sure to bring your business cards!
The UNMA is an Impakt Event organized
in collaboration with z25, NetNiet.org and Utrecht University (Master New Media
& Digital Culture).
Date : Wednesday March 10
Time : 20.00h
Location : Impakt
Headquarters, Lauwerecht 10, Utrecht
Free Entrance
