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We are all cyborgs now

Amber Case · TED

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About

Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on "external brains" (cell phones and computers) to communicate, remember, even live out secondary lives. But will these machines ultimately connect or conquer us? Case offers surprising insight into our cyborg selves.

The talk

  1. We are all cyborgs now 8 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDWomen 2010
Speaker
Amber Case
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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