Hack the Brain 2016 - health

Waag operates at the intersection of science, technology and the arts. Our work focuses on emergent technologies as instruments of social change, and is guided by the values of fairness, openness and inclusivity. Waag’s dedicated team of sixty thinkers and makers empowers people to become active citizens through technology.Waag opereert al 25 jaar op het kruispunt van kunst, wetenschap en technologie. Het verkent de sociale en culturele impact van nieuwe technologieën en hun toepassing voor sociale innovatie. Met een team van ruim zestig denkers en makers zet Waag aan tot actief burgerschap door open, eerlijke en inclusieve technologie te ontwikkelen.

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Hack yourself better (or worse)
In a three-day creative hackathon we bring together people from all walks of life. Starting from curiosity and unanswered questions we will hack into our brains with ideas on health, care and quality of life. Participants can work with different EEG-type techniques to measure, visualize and interpret their own brain activity – live. 
But we go further! What can you do with brainwaves? Can we measure happiness, health, love? Can we influence the brain to improve our quality of life? How healthy is your brain? Does your brain care? And what about your second brain, the one in your gut system?
Programme Apart from hacking the brain we also touch on different ethical and philosophical aspects. Next to the actual hacking, there will be keynotes and discussions with the experts on the Friday Evening. We will end with public pitches and reflection of the teams on the Sunday afternoon. Both will be accessible to a wide audience and in the scenic Theatrum Anatomicum at the Waag.
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 Expected participants for the multidisciplinary teams
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<LI>Hackers - People who live and breathe technology and know how to put technology to novel, unexpected use.</LI>
<LI>Scientists - With state of the art knowledge of brains, brain-computer interfaces and behavior.</LI>
<LI>Artists and Designers - Thinking and probing out-of-the box, exploring new frontiers and overthrowing old ones.</LI>
<LI>Entrepreneurs - Able to think of the commercial consequences of new inventions, able to mold and pitch.</LI>
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Partners in Hack the Brain are Total Active Media, Donders Institute and University Twente. Waag Society will organize Hack de Brain 2016 within the framework of the EU programme '<A HREF="http://waag.org/en/project/brainhack" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BrainHack</A> - Bringing the arts and sciences of brain and neural computer interface together', part of Horizon 2020.
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