den Otter wrote:
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> > From: Ian Goddard <Ian@Goddard.net>
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> > Remote mind control by radio-controlled brain implants
> > had been mastered as far back as 1964, to the point that
> > scientists "played" animals "like little electronic toys,"
> > according to the following New York Times article:
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> [snip]
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> Very interesting indeed! But...is this for real? One would think that if such
> amazing feats were already possible more than 30 years ago, "wired" people
> (criminals for example) and animals would be a common sight by now...What is the
> current status of this kind of research anyway?
I think the doctor mentioned went on to become the Pope's advisor on the likes of mind-uploading and the whole thing was hushed up; - or am I thinking of the doctor who sewed an extra living head onto a dog at around the same time?