HCPP22 | Kai Landre - Freedom of Perception thanks to Cybernetic Senses

We live in a capitalist society that is constantly sending out inputs that stimulate our senses on a daily basis. It almost seems like we’ve lost control over our own perception, and we’re slaves of Marketing.
Is there any way out? Can Cybernetic Senses give us the key to the pure perception of nature and life?
In this conference, I will develop my theory on how Cybernetic Senses allow us to escape a hyper-stimulated reality and connect with the pureness of the physical realm.
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Kai Landre is one of the first Cyborg Musicians in history. His first Cyborg Sense, the Cosmic Sense, captures subatomic particles created by the fall of Cosmic Rays in the atmosphere of the planet, translating them into sound and identifying each one to a musical note, which allows Kai to compose live music with them.
Kai is a member of the Cyborg Foundation, founded by Neil Harbisson, focused on projects related to the creation of new senses and perceptions. His Cosmic Sense has been officially presented at Princeton University during the annual Envision Conference.
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Paralelní Polis is a one-­of-­a-­kind nonprofit organization that brings together art, social sciences, and modern technologies. The ideas of liberty, independence, innovative thinking, and the development of society are the main underlying foundations the whole project is built upon.
The project intends to remain state-free as it operates entirely without government support. Most of the funds come from voluntary contributions of our donors and partly from commercial activities such as running a unique co­working space and the world’s first bitcoin-­only cafe.
It was founded by members of a contemporary-­art group Ztohoven, and Slovak and Czech hacker­spaces. Its main goal is to promote economic, social, and digital freedom. We try to be a vocal voice of liberty in order to shape the public discourse, and ultimately work towards a freer future.