<p>In this episode I discuss real examples of cyborgs, cybernetic organisms living today, human or otherwise, and these examples may surprise you. I’ll define what exactly cybernetic means, and why exactly cybernetics is an exciting industry to watch. </p><br><p><strong>New Segment!</strong> Recommendations:</p><p>-Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (book, 2016)</p><p>-Color out of Space dir. Richard Stanley (movie, 2019)</p><p>-She-Ra and the Princesses of Power cr. Noelle Stevenson (TV, 2018-2020)</p><p>-Prophet cr. Rob Liefeld (comic)</p><p>-ArchAndroid by Janelle Monae (music, 2010)</p><br><p>Research from <a href="http://news.mit.edu/2017/making-prosthetic-limbs-feel-more-natural-0531" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MIT News</a>, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestowersclark/2018/10/01/cyborgs-are-here-and-youd-better-get-used-to-it/#75f8426c746a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forbes</a>, <a href="http://cyborganthropology.com/Cyborgology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CyborgAnthropology</a>, and <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/27793297?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where are the Cyborgs in Cybernetics?</a></p><br><p>Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/factandscifi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FactandScifi</a>, the transcript for this episode is live on <a href="https://factandsciencefiction.com/cyborgs-and-cybernetics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">factandsciencefiction.com</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
