Yes I know warwicks experiments we also are able to semi-synchronize brains;
https://www.newscientist.com/articl...up-to-make-mind-melded-computer/#.VZ8Cdfkgw8O . Wanna know whats the fun part with all these this is? We have no knowledge about theif safety and long-term effects. You can just inject GH or use secretagogues, as I said you can do it with genetics; you can do it with pharmacy. Same side-effects. GH decreases life-span and gives you a shitty looking gut. All the hype for genetics is way overrated, pharaceutical compounds are better unless we fully understand all side-effects. Which we will nderstand by testing/ empiricy.
Quantum computers will be better at face recognition, but way worse at 2 dimensional maths and problem solving. Qbits are nowhere close to neuronal functionality or complexity. Our brains are a collevtive of self-organizing living organisms, I mean so is ou whooe body but still. Computers are way inferior to our brain make-up, despite what tech-gurus want you to believe. Computers will not come anywhere clse during the next decade and considering all the chemical-enancements who can realiable produce cognitive enhancement; prolly not the next hundred years.
Each Neuron has a giant set of states towards each neuron it is connected to with dendrites, then some Neuron form brain parts which have a giant amounts of states with each other. Then there is brain-wide chemical signaling, which is parralel. And thats just the beginning, neurology is in its baby-shoes. We do not know jack.
Mutations are random, selection is only random small-scale, big scale it us geared towards survival and genetical fitness. We do not want to gear up for genetical survival, the whole point of transhumanism is to leave that behind. We are extremely efficient and self-reliable, genetical fitness means making as many fertile and surviving babies as possible. If bigger brains are the way good, if smaller brains are the way good. Evolution is geared towards this one thing. Our artifical selection as seen on dogs is way different, strength and intelligence become their own end.
Also pharmacy is actually superior to genetical engineering, if bad long-term effects arise yoh can just stop sticking the needle/ pooping the pill. Sure some genes can be de-activated, but not all. And on top of that most genes encode for multiple hormones and receptors.
A good example here is hypergonadotropism ( This is producing too much Testosterone, I suffer both the good and bad consequences if this ) vs people taking steroids. People taking steroids can just stop taking them if a problem arises, I on the other hand have to do shit tons of cardio and eat a low-to medium fat diet all the time. I can not turn this off, it is my hoeostasis my baseline. I could be dying from it, my body woukd just produce more. I mean it is not that bad, it actually has a really low chance for a negative impact and it forces me into a healthy lifestyle, so it s probably more a gift than a curse.
But other people produce too much Adrenaline as their baseline and that is way more dangerous.
