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`Cyborg' to deliver talk at NIAS

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE Oct. 15. Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics, Reading University, U.K.,

will deliver a talk on "Cyborgs Unplugged" at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc. Campus, here, at 4 p.m. on Friday.

The talk is organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the British Council.

Dr. Warwick started his career as a telecom engineer with British Telecom at the age of 16.

At 22, he took his first degree at Aston University, followed by a Ph.D. and research post at Imperial College.

At 32, he took the cybernetics position at Reading University, according to a press release.

In 1998, Dr. Warwick implanted a silicon chip transponder in his arm.

The chip would send signals to a computer in the university programmed to open doors, switch on lights, etc., depending on where he was.

In March this year, surgeons inserted a 100-lead microchip directly into the median nerve in his arm, making him the world's first cyborg, a man-machine combination, the release said.

His critics term such experiments an attempt at grabbing media attention. Dr. Warwick's argument is that there is a lot of money involved in cybernetics research and in its several useful applications. So, media attention is necessary.

I, Cyborg, his latest book, talks about his work on the way to becoming the world's first cyborg, the release said.

The talk is open to all. Information on Dr. Warwick and his work can be had from the website, www.kevinwarwick.com. Details may be had from The British Library on ph: 2213485.

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