Name: We are all cyborgs now
Uploaded: 2011-01-11T15:15:00Z
Duration: 7 min 36 s
Description: Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on "external brains" (cell phones and computers) to communicate, remember, even live out secondary lives. But will these machines ultimately connect or conquer us? Case offers surprising insight into our cyborg selves.

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

Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now

We are all cyborgs now

Exploring the symbiosis between humans and technology reveals we're cyborgs, not through physical, but digital augmentation.

Our 'external brains,' smartphones, and computers, reshape how we communicate, remember, and even perceive our identity.

The digital age demands a new adolescence, navigating not just real-life challenges but also crafting our online personas.