The Neuroscience of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
In the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, neuroscience meets synthetic augmentation in a fascinating and terrifying manner. The game focuses on the war between people who are neurologically augmented, and those who are too principled (or too poor) to seek artificial augmentation. The question of what makes us human is critical to the story…
Read 2 more chapters of Daniel H. Wilson’s Amped!
Yesterday, we brought you the first three chapters of Daniel H. Wilson’s Amped. But how much worse can it get for Owen, the cybernetically enhanced main character in a world that hates and fears cyborgs? Much, much worse, as it turns out. Check out chapters four and five — where Owen is not only on…
The Nine Most Secure Phones on Earth
Before you could just install your own NSA-level security suite on your smartphone, securing lines demanded hardware. From cabinet-sized cipher machines to the eavesdrop-evading combat radios, our friends at Oobject have assembled nine of the coolest secured handsets in American history. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-secure-your-android-phone-like-the-nsa-5877014 Be sure to also check out these vintage spy radios, these brick-phones, and…