Rebuilt
My Journey Back to the Hearing World
Published on 19. May 2006
240 pages
978-0-547-52706-2 (ISBN)
Description
After Michael Chorost suddenly lost what was left of his hearing, he took the radical step of having a cochlear implant -- a tiny computer -- installed in his head. A technological marvel, the device not only restored to him the world of sound but also could be routinely upgraded with new software. Despite his intitial fear of the technology's potentially dehumanizing effects, Chorost's implant allowed him to connect with others in surprising ways: as a cyborg, he learned about love, joined a writing group, and formed deeper friendships. More profoundly, his perception of the world around him was dramatically altered.
Brimming with insight and written with charm and self-deprecating humor, Rebuilt unveils, in personal terms, the astounding possibilities of a new technological age.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- 1. Broken
- 2. Surgery
- 3. Between Two Worlds
- 4. Activation
- 5. Forget About Reality
- 6. The Computer Reprograms Me
- 7. Upgrading
- 8. The Logic I Loved and Hated
- 9. A Kinship with the Machines
- 10. A Kinship with the Humans
- 11. The Technologies of Human Potential
- 12. Mike 2.0
- Appendix: 1,113,636 Bits per Second
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect with HMH
- Footnotes
