Being a cyborg
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Those of us seeking a cochlear implant to function in a hearing world we can't hope fully to rejoin needed this book. While Chorost's techie (even nerdy) obsession with the fun of the technology sometimes hides the reality of the yawning chasm between 'natural' hearing and the CI form, this is a seering but truthful read - encouraging and, for the non-deaf reader, powerfully evocative of future prosthetic enhancements that will change lives. In Chorost's memorable phrase, those of us 'expelled from the garden' of sound can only hope that he's right, and that the future of CI is of continuing technological triumph. A brilliantly insightful book.
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Absorbing
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In 2001 Michael Chorost (in his thirties) went completely deaf, he chose to have a cochlear implant from the company Advanced Bionics. Chorst evaluates the social and ethical implications of what it is to be a 'cyborg'. A profound look into the technologies, people and challenges involved in going from silence to hearing. It is entertaining, refreshing and thought provoking. An excellent resource for those interested in Science, Technology or for those who may want to understand cochlear implants.
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