Description
After Michael Chorost lost what used to be left of his hearing, he took the unconventional step of having a cochlear implant — a tiny computer — installed in his head. A technological marvel, the device not only restored to him the sector of sound but in addition might be mechanically upgraded with new software. In spite of his intitial fear of the technology’s potentially dehumanizing effects, Chorost’s implant allowed him to hook up 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 sector around him used to be dramatically altered.
Brimming with insight and written with charm and self-deprecating humor, Rebuilt unveils, in personal terms, the astounding probabilities of a new technological age.