Could Blind Mag Exist? - Science / Science Fiction
Channel: HeartOfNight
Date: 10/07/2017

Blind Mag is a singer with high-tech eyes capable of the stuff of dreams. Her world is a dark fantasy set in the future, but could her eyes be replicated with modern technology? Are we closer to Blind Mag's world than we think?

Because this one is pretty far out there, here are most of the sources I used to get information for this video. If I missed anything, let me know. Happy learning. 

Monash vision group's cortical prosthesis:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271555177_Introducing_the_Monash_vision_group's_cortical_prosthesis

The Argus II and it's capabilities:
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/508041/vision-restoring-implants-that-fit-inside-the-eye/
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/539976/how-well-can-bionic-eyes-see/
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/fyi-can-bionic-eye-see-well-human-eye

Alpha IMS
https://www.retina-implant.de/en/implant/ri-alpha-ams/
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/149106-the-first-real-high-resolution-user-configurable-bionic-eye

Subretinal Implant IMS
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1757/20130077

Quantum Photonic Imager
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/smartphones-project-holograms-180951698/

System on a Chip
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-it-works-systems-on-a-chip-soc-93587/

Locked-in Patients answering Yes or No
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/health/locked-in-als-brain-computer-study/index.html

Mind-reading computer
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/06/mind-reading-technology-to-decode-complex-thoughts.html

Implanted Electrodes to control Prosthetic Arm
http://newatlas.com/mind-prosthesis/26382/
http://integrum.se/our-solutions/mind-controlled-prostheses/

How one-way mirrors work
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question421.htm

Mirror Glass image source
http://1lotusmarketresearch.blogspot.com/2013/07/one-way-mirror-viewing-facility-mumbai.html