Part 3

Cards (6)

  • Resilient social-ecological system
    A system that can be pushed to an extreme while maintaining its functionality either by returning to an earlier state or by operating in a new state
  • Resilient systems
    • Endure external pressures caused by climate change, natural disasters, and economic globalization
    • Can stand extreme weather events or regain functionality quickly afterward
    • Can maintain a complex web of life when one or more organism is overexploited
  • Brain-to-brain interfaces (BBI)

    Allow direct communication from one brain to another without speech
  • BBI experiments
    • In 2014, the University of Washington researcher performed a BBI experiment that allowed a person to command over another person about half a mile away, the goal being the simple task of moving their hand
    • This year, scientists also transmitted words from brain-to-brain across 5,000 miles
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)

    Machine that detects brain activity in the sender
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation coil
    Controls movement in the receiver