Cyborg Anthropology
I heard Amber Case case speak at a 5D (Future of Immersive Design) Conference at the Hammer Museum in LA. Apart from the fascinating discussion that she had with other panelists (from Allosphere and Hanson Robotics), she introduced to me the new field of Cyborg Anthropology. Its a funky name for something that lot of other people do but still it caught attention and stuck on to my memory. In short it is the study of the evolution of the fusion of the human and the machine. Another related field is the field of Cyber (not cyborg) Anthropology.
Here is Amber herself explaining Cyborg Anthropology in a short presentation for Ignite.
PS: Cyborg is short for “cybernetic organism,” a being that is part cybernetic machine and part organism.

4 Comments, Comment or Ping
Amber Case
Thanks for the post! It was great speaking at the Hammer Museum. Thanks so much for coming to the event!
Jan 30th, 2010
nutsyputsy
And it was a pleasure listening to you. Hope to catch you again in LA sometime in the future
Jan 31st, 2010
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Feb 23rd, 2010
Rose
Hadn’t heard of Cyborg Anthropology before
I must also read further into 5D!
Apr 16th, 2010
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