{"id":15297,"date":"2011-01-12T18:29:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T16:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=15297"},"modified":"2011-01-12T18:29:54","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T16:29:54","slug":"we-are-all-cyborgs-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=15297","title":{"rendered":"We are all cyborgs now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTechnology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on \u201cexternal brains\u201d (cell phones and computers) to communicate, remember, even live out secondary lives. But will these machines ultimately connect or conquer us? A fascinating Ted Talk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on \u201cexternal brains\u201d (cell phones and computers) to communicate, remember, even live out secondary lives. But will these machines ultimately connect or conquer us? 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