# Tools Can Become Extensions of Our Bodies and Minds by Antony Garrett Lisi > “Human beings have an amazingly flexible sense of self. If we don a pair of high resolution goggles showing the point of view from another body, with feedback and control, we perceive ourselves to be that body. As we use rudimentary or complex tools, these quickly become familiar extensions of our bodies and minds.” > **— Antony Garrett Lisi**, *“Changes in the Changers,” Edge Annual Question, 2009* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source:** [“Changes in the Changers,” Edge Annual Question, 2009](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11666) — Lisi describes flexible bodily identification and tool incorporation before making broader forecasts about augmentation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Embodied Cognition|Embodied Cognition]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Embodied Cognition|Embodied Cognition]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Human beings have an amazingly flexible sense of self. If we don a pair of high resolution goggles showing the point of view from another body, with feedback and control, we perceive ourselves to be that body. As we use rudimentary or complex tools, these quickly become familiar extensions of our bodies and minds.” — Antony Garrett Lisi, “Changes in the Changers,” Edge Annual Question, 2009 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-antony-lisi-tools-extensions-bodies-minds ```