Tag: cyborg
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Are We Becoming Nature’s Very Own Cyborgs?
Yeah, your your mom and dad deserve some credit for how much information your brain can jam in, retain and recall — and how fast. The foundation of our ability to process information is indeed genetic. Thankfully for our children, though, despite what they’ve inherited from us, they can do a great deal to build more capacity and brain speed for themselves. Eat…
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Are We Already Cyborgs?
Professor Andy Clark thinks so. And he makes a pretty fun case. Here’s an excerpt: We are entering an age of widespread human enhancement. The technologies range from wearable, implantable, and pervasive computing, to new forms of onboard sensing, thought-controlled equipment, prosthetic legs able to win track races, and on to the humble but transformative…