Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 6: Life as a Human Cyborg
This is the last of our 6 part series from our interview with Neil Harbisson, the first human cyborg. The camera attached to the antenna embedded in his skull identifies color using sound to compensate for his complete colorblindness. … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 5: Beyond Hearing Color
Neil Harbisson has never seen color. Born with achromatopsia he lives in a grayscale world. Technology has allowed him to detect color through sound. The camera on the end of the antenna permanently attached to his head reads the color … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 4: Colorblind Artist & Cyborg
As the world’s first cyborg, Neil Harbisson hears color instead of seeing it via a camera attached to an antenna which leads to a chip implanted in his skull. Being born with achromatopsia, he is completely color blind and only … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 3: The Sound of Color Associations
For cyborg Neil Harbisson, the visual concept of color is absent, but his world is full of color, perceived by sounds mapped to the light frequencies of colors. The antenna on his head has a camera to see colors, and … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 2: Hearing Colors
In part 2 of our 6 part series on Neil Harbisson, the world’s first cyborg, we interview him about how the technology that translates color into sound works and how blending the senses of sight and hearing into a whole … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson – Part 1: Rearranging the Senses of Color Sight and Sound
A Life With Complete Color Blindness Neil Harbisson can’t see color. He never has. He was born with achromatopsia, a condition that only allows him to see in grayscale. Now think about that for a minute. Can you imagine a … Continue reading
