By anaid (February 7, 2009) (Week 3 Technovelgy Response)

cold sleep. I like the idea of hibernation states for long travel times. It seems like an idea that lends itself to persuasion since the topic of extrending life is a common human concern. It could be implemented by selling it as “make the most of your time” and with ideas supporting what a waste of time it is to be awake and using up precious seconds while travelling over the atlantic ocean. It relates to the topic of journeys Sandra brought up, though this includes taking away some of the experience to make the most of your time.

autodoc. I’m interested in sensors for body awareness and health. The concept behind autodoc is that a machine can be the one to diagnose a human. Sensors can give out really interesting information, they have the potential to datalog humans beyond the period of time that a doctor can actually see a person and detect things that maybe we don’t think are significant or necessary to communicate. Adding an opinion from someone who has studied the subject and is able to give an informed opinion is important, but maybe it can be networked ways of diagnosis that help the patients detect and treat matters on time. I’d really push the fact that it can give the patient constant attention that a doctor can’d really provide. Health is a delicate topic and probably one that people can be easily persuaded with!

sunlight blocker. this extreme coercion technique seemed to work in Childhood’s end by Arthur C. Clarke. It’s an insane idea but definitely pushes people towards action. It reminded me of Milgram’s experiment and got me thinking of what could happen if someone actually had that kind of power, to limit the sun for a country. It’s beyond persuasive!