Technology connects us. Technology makes us feel more alone. Both statements are true, aren’t they? For better and worse, technology is integrated deeply into our personal experiences.
Enter Cyborg Anthropology, which studies the development of this phenomenon. For a brief introduction, Wired.com provides a sampler of The Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology.
For a lot more on the topic: http://cyborganthropology.com
- Cyborg: “A symbiotic fusion of human and machine.”
- Anthropology: “The study of humans.”
- Cyborg Anthropology: The study of “how humans and non human objects interact with each other, and how that changes culture.”
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