Irena Warwick, the first cyborg woman, talks about "Cyborg 2.0"

Irena Warwick Interviewed by Francesca Ferrando. These interviews are conceived as a project related to my PhD in Philosophy, on Posthumanism, Artificial Intelligence and Gender. You can check more info on my academic page: http://uniroma3.academia.edu/FrancescaFerrando
CONVERSATION #1
Irena Warwick talks about her contribution to "Cyborg 2.0", the experiment headed by Prof. Kevin Warwick in 2002. "In addition to being able to measure the nerve signals transmitted along the nerve fibres in Professor Wariwck's left arm, the implant was also able to create artificial sensation by stimluating via individual electrodes within the array. This bi-directional functionality was demonstrated with the aid of Kevin's wife Irena and a second, less complex implant connecting to her nervous system" - quoted from http://www.kevinwarwick.com/

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