# New Senses Could Expand Human Experience by Max More > "We will expand our perceptual range through biotechnological and computational means. We seek to exceed the perceptual abilities of any other creature and to devise novel senses to expand our appreciation and understanding of the world around us." > **— Max More**, *A Letter to Mother Nature, 1999 lecture; later revised author republication* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [Max More, A Letter to Mother Nature, author’s revised republication](https://maxmore.substack.com/p/letter-to-mother-nature-amendments). Amendment No. 2 proposes engineered perception as an expansion of experience and understanding. The author notes a later revision; these words follow the cited author-hosted version rather than an independently checked 1999 transcript. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/synchronization of senses|synchronization of senses]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/A Letter to Mother Nature|A Letter to Mother Nature]] - [[wiki/synchronization of senses|synchronization of senses]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We will expand our perceptual range through biotechnological and computational means. We seek to exceed the perceptual abilities of any other creature and to devise novel senses to expand our appreciation and understanding of the world around us." — Max More, A Letter to Mother Nature, 1999 lecture; later revised author republication https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-more-new-human-senses ```