Electromagnetism and the Nth sense: augmenting senses in the grinder subculture |
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| Authors: | Mark D Doerksen |
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| Institution: | Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Grinders aim to enhance their sensory capabilities by assimilating emerging material technologies to their bodies. One of the most common upgrades is a magnet implant, which makes it possible to feel electromagnetic waves. Peripheral devices are then built to transmit information (e.g. weather, twitter, sonar) into electromagnetic waves, making it a powerful mediator between environment and body. |
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| Keywords: | Biohacking sensory modification transhumanism magnet implants cyborg anthropology |
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