Episode 16 - A review of Channel 4's Peter: The Human Cyborg

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English - August 31, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB
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In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham gives her review of Channel 4's Peter: The Human Cyborg. She also provides some background and context to the human cyborg concept as well as briefly talking about Neuralink, Elon Musk's neurotechnology company which is developing implantable brain-machine interfaces.

Additional Information

TEDMED Talk that explains and describes synesthesia “Seeing song through the ears of a synesthete”
Neil Harbisson https://www.cyborgarts.com/
Transdental Communication Device "Bluetooth Tooth" - https://www.museumnext.com/article/the-renaissance-of-our-species/
Dr Peter Scott-Morgan's website - http://www.scott-morgan.com/
The documentary "Peter: The Human Cyborg" - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/peter-the-human-cyborg
Podcast about Dr Peter Scott-Morgan's journey "Peter 2.0 The Making of a Cyborg"
Further details about motor neuron disease available at the Motor Neuron Disease Association - https://www.mndassociation.org/
Neuralink - https://www.neuralink.com/

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