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A cultural history of Art Bell and the world he broadcast into being.

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Prof. Kevin Warwick

Prof. Kevin Warwick

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Prof. Kevin Warwick is a cybernetics professor at the University of Reading recognized as a pioneer in the field of human-computer integration, having implanted electronic devices in his own body to become what many consider the world's first human cyborg. As a guest on late-night radio, his groundbreaking self-experimentation with neural implants and his vision of a future where humans and machines merge brought both excitement and philosophical urgency to discussions of transhumanism and artificial intelligence.

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Episode thumbnail for February 25, 2002: World's First Cyborg - Kevin Warwick

February 25, 2002: World's First Cyborg - Kevin Warwick

Feb 25, 2002
1h 7m
Art Bell welcomes Professor Kevin Warwick, a cybernetics researcher at the University of Reading, who in 1998 surgically implanted a silicon chip transponder into his arm to interact with building computers. Warwick discusses his upcoming experiment to directly link his nervous system to a computer through a new imp...
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Episode thumbnail for April 4, 2002: Cybernetics - Kevin Warwick

April 4, 2002: Cybernetics - Kevin Warwick

Apr 4, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell interviews Professor Kevin Warwick of the University of Reading, who has undergone a groundbreaking surgical procedure to become the world's first true cyborg. Surgeons at Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary implanted a micro-electrode array directly into the median nerve of his left arm, with 20 small wires tunne...