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Ep2 "What would you do with robotic wings? (or How to get a better body)"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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The Secret of Locked in Syndrome

Think about forklift drivers who are using their arms and these little levers to control something really large or crane operators. So all of these folks get out of bed every morning to pilot strange new bodies. And let's take another example. There was a very successful young man named Jean-Domenique Bobi who lived in Paris and he was on top of the world. He died just before it was published but this became a huge international bestseller. In part because it allowed readers to appreciate probably for the first time the simple pleasure of having a brain that successfully drives an enormous meat robot.

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