Banbury, a PhD candidate at Carleton University who studies voluntary cyborgs, doesn’t have red robotic eyes or limbs crafted from steel. In fact, “you’d never even know I’m a cyborg just by looking at me,” she says. But cyborg biohacking — the use of experimental technology to augment and ultimately enhance a user’s life — is becoming more and more common. Neil Harbisson, possibly the most famous non-fictional cyborg, invented a device that detects colour frequencies and translates them into sound. “There’s already been a social change in the way we identify with technology,” Banbury says.

Source: National Post November 26, 2019 12:45 UTC