"I Can't Get that Song Out of My Head..."-- AI, CPS, Cyber, Easy, Mind, Psych, Self, Tech

I was recently reminded of Dr. Wenger's innovations in the area of Improvitaping -- a method for rapidly learning how to sing or play beautiful music and also compose such music. The reason I thought of this technique was the report of a new musical invention. There is now a device that can enable people to play music using their minds, one apparently first conceived to help injured musicians keep up their skills while convalescing.

Much like the Fab Lab, this may be a device that makes it that much easier to exercise a talent made possible by accelerated learning/creativity enhancement – who wouldn’t find playing music just by thinking about it interesting? We may have to wait a while for it to be perfected, and it may not be as revolutionary to the field as a Fab Lab might be to practical inventing (especially if Dr. Wenger’s techniques make it possible for large numbers of people to master conventional musical instruments).

But for people with limited hand-eye coordination – such as the very young, the very old and the very sick – it could be a great way to get involved in instrumental music in the first place. With no more issues about one’s vision outpacing one’s skills.

Future Imperative