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4: Real Life Cyborgs

May 13, 201941 minEp. 4
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Episode description

This week Corry tells the story of actual cyborg Kevin Warwick AKA Captain Cyborg (no really). We also chat about an artist who uses technology to hear colours. Tune in to find out about all the different ways you can upgrade yourself!

References and Further Reading

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warwick

2. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/784743

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Harbisson
4. http://business-review.eu/br-exclusive/br-exclusive-kevin-warwick-in-10-15-years-we-will-have-robots-with-human-size-brains-187977

5. https://www.techworld.com/apps-wearables/professor-cyborg-reveals-secrets-of-cybernetic-communication-3659400/

6. http://www.kevinwarwick.com/i-cyborg/

7. http://www.kevinwarwick.com/project-cyborg-1-0/

8. Carvalko, Joseph (2012). The Techno-human Shell-A Jump in the Evolutionary Gap. Sunbury Press.

9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2005/eyeborg.shtml

10. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pacemaker-implantation/

11. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hearing-loss/treatment/

12. https://youtu.be/KOJnOCdBr4s

13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg

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