Mentally Ill In Geel

Reading about the community in Belgium that hosts and helps the mentally ill was uplifting. The general concept reminds me of the idea of "social disability" that we discussed in class. But here, instead of social climate worsening a disability, the public work to help those who need it. I think that more people need to develop this attitude of teamwork and helping others, it seems like many people today attempt to avoid all possible contact with others. This loneliness probably promotes mental and physical health issues, as mental illnesses seem to be proliferating. Whether it shows a greater level of acceptance of just willingness to help others, Geel is an example that many of us could learn something from.

DARPA's new prosthetic arm looks crazy! I have been researching biohacking for my final paper so this is similar to some of the things I have found. The robotic-prosthetic arm will be mind-controlled by a chip in the brain...this reminds me of an article I read about a young man who was paralyzed from the neck down after a diving accident; doctors implanted a chip in his brain and connected wires to his hand and after some training he was able to use motor skills in his hand. The medical advances that are being made recently keep blowing my mind. Human's keep making themselves more artificial.