Make an analog signaling device that attaches to the (outside of the) back of a person's neck. It should detect nerve transmissions in the immediate area and not be too cumbersome.Make a device that creates physical sensations. Attach it somewhere out of the way that still has a few thousand nerve endings. It could be pressure, heat/cold, mild jolts of electricity, whatever. Attach these devices to a bluetooth transmitter/receiver. Now with practice people will have a whole new way to communicate.-- Voice, Apr 12 2011 related http://news.sky.com...from-brain-to-brainWorld First As Message Sent From Brain To Brain [Voice, Sep 06 2014, last modified Sep 07 2014] Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #438 https://www.youtube...watch?v=Kbk9BiPhm7oElon musk discusses the current state of neuralink and guesses at the future [Voice, Aug 03 2024] dead people answering back https://en.wikipedi.../Van_Loon%27s_Lives [pertinax, Aug 03 2024] Instead of the back of the neck, attach two of the signalling devices to the palms of the hands, where they could easily be activated by whacking them together. One could then attach a Taser to a Clapper and incorporate them into a special garment. This would be very similar to what you propose, using off-the-shelf technology.-- bungston, Apr 12 2011 Not so much telepathy - more like one of those devices you put a quarter in and hold the handles to see how great a lover you are by enduring electrical shock.
And why are we in other: [general] along with Beer Riot Water Cannon?-- normzone, Apr 12 2011 Telepathetic would simply be the adjectival form of telepathy. The adverb should also be possible, as in "they communicated telepathetically", by analogy with sympathy, sympathetic, sympathetically. Except we already have 'telepathic' and 'telepathically', unfortunately.-- spidermother, Apr 13 2011 agreeing with [normzone]- at least try Science:Technology or Culture:Communication-- xandram, Apr 14 2011 I thumb my nose at you sir!-- Voice, Apr 14 2011 Yes, but when you do it does it cause a corresponding "physical sensation" pressure, heat/cold, mild jolts of electricity, or whatever" in either one of us?
I think not. Of course, maybe you knew that already by telepathy =)-- normzone, Apr 14 2011 A whole new galaxy of languages is born... I like it. Although most brain input devices at the moment can only distinguish between a couple of different brain states, which is just about enough to use dasher, slowly. This won't be viable until we get much better sensors. Alternatively, we could re-appropriate a small, under-used section of the brain and implant a comms chip directly. That'll be fun. Just don't blow a fuse.-- idris83, Apr 14 2011 People don't understand that when I offer an electronic skullcap, I just want to talk to them.-- 4and20, Sep 07 2014 Possibly it's the big spikes on the inside of it?-- not_morrison_rm, Sep 07 2014 Slightly interestingly, some weakly-electric fish communicate using electrical impulses transmitted through the water. This is sort of fish telepathy.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 07 2014 Slightly interestingly, some animals communicate using acoustic impulses transmitted through the air. This is sort of animal telepathy.
To any other animals unable to perceive the frequency range being used at least.
[Checks who he's responding to]
Bugger!
[Pauses]
[Gets off his butt and wanders off out the front door]
. .
[Somewhat later .. returns from shop with beer]
[Lifts a glass to Max]
Miss you buddy.
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Telepathy might be considered a bit like magic perhaps, in the "any sufficiently advanced science" sort of sense .. in as much as any communication using any means not currently well understood or perceived by others might seem like telepathy to those others..
Even a direct brain to brain interface (by whatever means, tech or something else) would probably seem no more like telepathy to those using it than us talking or typing at each other seems to us I suspect.-- Skewed, Aug 03 2024 Skol, [skewed].
And there's nothing wrong with talking to dead people. So long as they don't start answering back. See link.-- pertinax, Aug 03 2024 bring back bungston!-- xenzag, Aug 03 2024 Rather than the complexity of trying to tap in to brain speech centres or something, put the sensors on your forearms (or shoulders but more difficult up there) & learn sign-language. The weak electrical inputs received from some-one else will soon be perceived as "message", while imperceptible movements (will become almost zero movement with practice) will create an outgoing message.-- neutrinos_shadow, Aug 04 2024 random, halfbakery