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Hearing every color, feeling every earthquake: Life as a cyborg

In the movies, cyborgs often don't have a soul or a conscience.

But in real life, some people become cyborgs in order to enhance the human experience and to be more connected with nature.

Like Neil Harbisson. He was born colorblind, but now, thanks to an antenna implanted into the base of his skull, he can hear colors!

And choreographer, Moon Ribas, had implants embedded in her feet that vibrated every time there was an earthquake of at least 1.0 on the Richter scale.

They are co-founders of the and the .

GUESTS: 

  • : For almost 20 years, has had an antenna implanted into the back of his skull that translates color into sound
  • : A choreographer who, for seven years, had implants in her feet that vibrated every time there was an earthquake of 1.0 on the Richter scale

Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.