Guide to artificial body parts(hopesandfears.com)
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Guide to artificial body parts
http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/future/science/213387-artificial-body-parts
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Interestingly this totally ignores the rather mature field of artificial ears.
And artificial teeth.
(Interestingly, when they talk about the artificial jaw (see end of article), they mention having a dental bridge, because, of course, a jaw needs teeth. But I assume these teeth aren't real ones. Maybe false teeth just aren't exciting enough? But I bet patient satisfaction levels are pretty good.)
(Interestingly, when they talk about the artificial jaw (see end of article), they mention having a dental bridge, because, of course, a jaw needs teeth. But I assume these teeth aren't real ones. Maybe false teeth just aren't exciting enough? But I bet patient satisfaction levels are pretty good.)
Yep, Cochlear implants are the #1 direct neural interface.
> Another company, BioDapt, was started by a snowmobile racer, Mike Schulz, who lost his leg in a grizzly racing accident which caused his kidneys to shut down.
You know you're extreme when you race grizzlies.
You know you're extreme when you race grizzlies.
Best humorously wrong homophone I've seen in awhile. (If anyone's wondering, "grisly" is probably the word that was meant ("gruesome; causing horror or disgust"), whereas "grizzly racing" sounds like a race involving grizzly bears.)