In this episode I discuss real examples of cyborgs, cybernetic organisms living today, human or otherwise, and these examples may surprise you. I’ll define what exactly cybernetic means, and why exactly cybernetics is an exciting industry to watch.
New Segment! Recommendations:
-Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (book, 2016)
-Color out of Space dir. Richard Stanley (movie, 2019)
-She-Ra and the Princesses of Power cr. Noelle Stevenson (TV, 2018-2020)
-Prophet cr. Rob Liefeld (comic)
-ArchAndroid by Janelle Monae (music, 2010)
Research from MIT News, Forbes, CyborgAnthropology, and Where are the Cyborgs in Cybernetics?
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