Solve for X: Mary Lou Jepsen on imaging the mind's eye

Solve for X is a forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork. http://www.wesolveforx.com http://goo.gl/T3qQo

What if it were possible to literally take pictures of the mind's eye? There is no doubt that if such an ability existed it would completely transform everything from how we communicate across language barriers, save our memories, replay our dreams, how we communicate with ourselves (psychology), how we communicate with computers (HCI), and on and on the list goes. The evidence is now on the horizon that taking these pictures is in fact possible and could be made within the decade.

Mary Lou Jepsen is an imaging and display expert. She is CEO and Founder of Pixel Qi Corporation and co-founder of One Laptop per Child. Mary Lou is also a high tech artist and co-created the first computed holographic video system in the world at the MIT Media Lab.

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[corysmart1]

WOW!

[Simon Hohler]

The greatest resolution comes with meditation

[plavix221]

now, make inner thoughts audible. somehow it should be possible since its nothing else than an Audio Signal.

And then sure we need hand size fRMT. LOL

[Joshua Wojnas]

what science journal articles or references avalable? keywords?

[Ni Yao]

Solve for X is like TED for the masses...

TED is better but less advertised

[csselement]

That's already been done. The resolution is rough right now, but it will increase with time. There's a TED about it presented by Sheila Nirenburg.

[Erwin J]

Would be great for artists: just imagine a painting, capture it and print it out on paper

[TheScottWolcott]

So this is how Rekall gets founded...

I just rewatched Total Recall 2070 again, and this is really awesome.

[frantahouska]

google QI display for what she makes/sells

[Mike Trieu]

Based on what? Are you the type of person to assume any tech is inherently detrimental?

[Mike Trieu]

"actually activating the retina" Wait, what? Do you have any original research to back up that claim?

[Mike Trieu]

That's all well and good for the host, but MLJ is trying to extract that image as faithfully as she can so the rest of us can know what you're thinking.