biohacking
DIY biology tinkering
Biohacking is the practice of modifying one's own biology through self-experimentation, often outside traditional medical or scientific institutions.
It ranges from relatively mainstream interventions like optimizing sleep, diet, and supplements to more radical measures: implanting microchips under the skin, DIY gene editing, or experimental nootropics.
He got into biohacking after reading about people implanting magnets in their fingertips.
The term carries both tech-optimist enthusiasm and concerns about unregulated experimentation.
Cognitive enhancement compounds
- microdosingTaking minuscule substance amounts
- brain-trainingMental acuity development
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- focusConcentrated attention point
memory · cognition · brainpower · concentration · neurofeedback · limitless · acetylcholine
Surgically embedded devices
- chipsThin fried slices
- interfaceShared connection point
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
magnets · prosthetics · bionics · augmentation · cyborg · grinders · subdermal · microchip
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- sequencingDetermining element order
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
epigenetics · plasmids · PCR · biosafety · genotype · phenotype · alleles
Extra nutritional intake
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- ketogenicInducing fat-derived energy
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
- adaptogensStress-resistance promoting substances
probiotics · peptides · vitamins · minerals · collagen · omega-3 · antinutrients · carnivore
Monitoring location over time
- biofeedbackTraining via physiological monitoring
- groundingConnecting to earth
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- ketosisFat metabolism producing ketones
autophagy · sauna · data-driven · metrics
Duration of existence
- immortalityExemption from death
- anti-agingCounteracting effects of time
- telomeresProtective chromosome termini
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
singularity · posthuman · metformin · healthspan · rejuvenation · age-reversal · futurism · transcendence
nootropics
Cognitive enhancement compounds
- microdosingTaking minuscule substance amounts
- brain-trainingMental acuity development
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
focus · memory · cognition · brainpower · concentration · neurofeedback · limitless · acetylcholine
implants
Surgically embedded devices
RFID · magnets · prosthetics · bionics · augmentation · cyborg · grinders · subdermal · microchip · wearables
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- sequencingDetermining element order
mutations · epigenetics · plasmids · PCR · biosafety · genotype · phenotype · alleles
supplements
Extra nutritional intake
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- ketogenicInducing fat-derived energy
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
adaptogens · probiotics · peptides · vitamins · minerals · collagen · omega-3 · antinutrients · carnivore · raw
tracking
Monitoring location over time
- biofeedbackTraining via physiological monitoring
- groundingConnecting to earth
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
ketosis · autophagy · sauna · data-driven · metrics
longevity
Duration of existence
- immortalityExemption from death
- anti-agingCounteracting effects of time
- telomeresProtective chromosome termini
cryonics · singularity · posthuman · metformin · healthspan · rejuvenation · age-reversal · futurism · transcendence
- wellness trendswellness, mindfulness, juice cleanse, meditation, juicing
- body modificationtattoo, body modification, tattoos, piercing, tattooing
- cyberpunkcyberspace, chrome, cyberware, implant, augmentation
- Futurismjetpacks, holograms, robots, androids, cyborgs
- longevitylifespan, life expectancy, healthspan, centenarian, supercentenarian
- body enhancementsbionic arm, bionic eye, bionic leg, bionic limb, brain implant
biohackingtraditional medicine
Inherited therapeutic practices
clinical medicine · evidence-based medicine · standard of care · folk medicine · ancient remedies
biohackingbody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
letting nature take its course · naturalism · anti-interventionism · aging gracefully · organic living
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