Virtual Magnetism

Fascinating example of somnambulism in the early 21st century. First reported in Sleep Medicine, the Fortean Times documents a case of a woman who e-mailed party invitations while essentially sleepwalking. What might be called “digital delirium”. Strange new manifestation of the mind-machine interface. A damn sight more unusual than our everyday ebb and flow of constant connectedness.

Mesmer in mirrorshades, that.

By way of Boing Boing.

One Response to “Virtual Magnetism”

  1. Posts about Boing Boing as of February 19, 2009 » The Daily Parr Says:

    [...] 1/18/09 Riveting narrated slideshow of the world’s slums: The Places We Live  - Boing Boing Virtual Magnetism – thenecromancer.wordpress.com 02/19/2009 Fascinating example of somnambulism in the early 21st [...]

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