# The inconspicuous intangibles The inconspicuous intangibles the unknown unknowns of the internal workings of the human mind; Our infinitely spectacular agency Manifesting from a physico-chemical tangible Giving forth irreducible intangibles Joy and tear, cheer & fear A shared structure, a tangible form Gives deities & deviants Shapes tools and implements That one day, unhinderedly reach within Our mind’s tools turn upon its maker Derive ways of meddling with a recipe that we belies understanding, nay even respect An unequal world where some un-nourished minds struggle Amidst unfairly privileged others thrive Run-away tech for one Derision & neglect for some other Will the resilience of the human condition akin to ancient Cycads resist the intrusion? Will the draw of the “power” of mind-tech Draw us like the Artocarpus aroma draws Elephants into our midst unmindful of the perils Will the new tech thrive and provide food for thought In an otherwise foreign land like the distant Singapore’s cherry to our own Nilgiri Flowerpecker Else will the myriad unknowable ramifications of it Choke us from within like the Lantana does our forests… Time will tell? This poem & photo were originally created on invitation from PSYCHE, a digital exhibition at the Bangalore Science Gallery in 2022. See the [PSYCHE archive for details](https://bengaluru.sciencegallery.com/psyche-archive). I am not sure if it was used eventually but the poem and the photo are reflections/imaginations of the exhibit created by Andrew Carnie. The purpose according to PSYCHE was “foster(ing) a collaborative space for discussion on brain implants”. At PSYCHE, he invited artists, scientists, and members of the public to creatively intervene in the artwork created by him (the centre-piece in the photo above). See [PSYCHE’s _Change my Mind_ exhibit](https://bengaluru.sciencegallery.com/psyche-exhibits/change-my-mind) for details.  _In the exhibit above, I received help and support from Mahesh, our colleague at the BR Hills field station of IPH. The exhibition had asked for an online profile of his. He has completed his high school education (having dropped out of school decades ago) and does not have email ID or an Internet footprint of any kind (yet)._ Full poem [here on daktre.com](https://www.daktre.com/2024/12/the-inconspicuous-intangibles/)