Thursday, October 21, 2004
Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought
New interfaces are appearing all the time. After the suprisingly powerful and moving documentary on the BBC last night about how Christopher Reeve was not willing to accept his life would be wheelchair-bound forever, which looked at some of the possibilities offered by stem cell research, this article in Nature shows how the world of the cyborg - part human, part machine, may not be too far off - and how that might be a good thing in some circumstances. The sense of empowerment when allowing someone to control even just one aspect of their lives (thier TV) themselves is remarkable, and, for such people, a very worthwhile prize.
New interfaces are appearing all the time. After the suprisingly powerful and moving documentary on the BBC last night about how Christopher Reeve was not willing to accept his life would be wheelchair-bound forever, which looked at some of the possibilities offered by stem cell research, this article in Nature shows how the world of the cyborg - part human, part machine, may not be too far off - and how that might be a good thing in some circumstances. The sense of empowerment when allowing someone to control even just one aspect of their lives (thier TV) themselves is remarkable, and, for such people, a very worthwhile prize.
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