Neil Harbisson
publication date: Friday, June 22, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)
category: 
Science
clue: You install one antenna in a man's skull and suddenly he acts like he has changed species.
explanation: Harbisson is a "transpecies artist" or "cyborg artist" who has developed new human interactions with machines, most notably having an antenna implanted in his head that gives him new interactions with the world. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston
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