Neil Harbisson quotes

Neil Harbisson is a British–Catalan artist and cyborg activist, renowned as the world’s first legally recognized cyborg. Known for having an antenna implanted in his skull, he perceives colors through sound vibrations. He uses his unique abilities to explore the boundaries between human senses, art, and technology. Here are 14 of his quotes:

When you're a little weird, you aspire to be normal; when you're very weird, you aspire to be recognised for it. (Neil Harbisson)
Life will be much more exciting when we stop creating applications for mobile phones and we start creating applications for our own body. View quote
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I don't feel that I'm using technology, I don't feel that I'm wearing technology, I feel that I am technology. View quote
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It's not the union between my head and the electronic eye what makes me feel 'cyborg', it's the union between the software and my brain. View quote
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Beware not to use the future as an excuse to ignore living in the present. View quote
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If salads sounded like Justin Bieber, children would eat more vegetables. View quote
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If I have problems perceiving a color I don't know who to go to – an opthamologist, a neurologist, or a computer programmer. View quote
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There are no white skins, and there are no black skins. Humans skins are of different shades of orange. View quote
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Technology is made by humans. If we modify our body with human creations we become more human. View quote
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If we extend our senses, then, consequently, we will extend our knowledge. It's really very basic. View quote
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There's no legal protection for cyborgs. In 2010, I started the Cyborg Foundation to defend our rights. Cyborgs have been kicked out from several places because they are seen as a possible security threat. I've been kicked out from places such as Harrods, Casino Montecarlo, and many supermarkets. (Neil Harbisson)
The biggest challenge for cyborgs is to be socially accepted. Society needs to accept that there are people who wish to use technology as part of the body. View quote
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Color is everywhere, so everything has changed. I still can't see color, but I can perceive it. I can experience it in a way that allows me to be a part of this reality, which I was excluded from before. Thanks to the eyeborg, I've made a career by combining music and art. View quote
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It's strange that we create tech and then we apply it to machines, when we could apply it to ourselves. Cars can now detect if something is behind them, but we don't have this ability. Why are we applying such a simple sense to a car when we could apply it to ourselves? View quote
Neil Harbisson

Neil Harbisson

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Photo: Dan Wilton/The Red Bulletin, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Irish Musician
Born: July 27, 1982
Quotes count: 14
Wikipedia: Neil Harbisson

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