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Cyborgs: we're closer than you think

by Ben Johnson

Dec 1, 2016

Codebreaker’s latest episode explores the “Augmented Self”

Ivan Mendoza, MD, associate medical director for the Jackson Medical Group's cardiology practice, holds the world's smallest pacemaker at a South Florida hospital in Miami, Florida.

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Virtual reality: can it save us?

by Molly Wood

Nov 23, 2016

Virtual reality gear isn't just a popular holiday gift.

A visitor tries a Virtual Reality headset at the Facebook exhibition booth during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima on November 18, 2016.

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I went viral on purpose on Twitter and it was terrible

by Ben Johnson

Dec 16, 2015

Codebreaker's latest episode asks if 'going viral' is evil; it might be.