design fiction
Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for most humans.
When it comes to manipulating the bahavior of others, we are much less sucessful.
Recent studies in neuroscience have provided the possibility to alter a subject's judgement relating
to other peoples actions through »Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation«. The specific stimulation
of a special region of the brain called RTPJ can affect decision making, leading to a significant change regarding the
moral judgement of somebody else's actions.
What if we could change our own morality and the conditioned decisions through a special device?
The »What Should I Do Engine« is able to change your own ethical decisions using the TMS technology – ethical
values are withdrawn by suction and stored temporally in a growing lump.
When activated the hat passes a magnetic pulse into the RTPJ and depending on how in opposition the action you want to take
is compared to your personal system of values, the hat will grow a lump which stores your moral doubts.