Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Cyborgs: What We Have in Common With Darth Vader - Amber Case

Cyborgs hold a special place in our cultural imagination. The Terminator, Robocop and Darth Vader are all examples of cyborgs in popular culture. But National Geographic Emerging Explorer and cyborg anthropologist Amber Case says that we are all cyborgs. She tells Boyd that smart phones are essentially "external brains," that meld humans into a type of technology enhanced human-machine hybrid.

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