Kevin Warwick

Biography:

Kevin Warwick is Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, UK where he carries out research in artificial intelligence, control and robotics. His favorite topic is pushing back the frontiers of machine intelligence.

Kevin began his career by joining British Telecom with whom he spent 6 years. At 22 he took his first degree at Aston University followed by a PhD and research post at Imperial College, London. He subsequently held positions at Oxford, Newcastle and Warwick Universities before being offered the Chair at Reading, at the age of 32.

Past Shows:

	Cyborgs & Machines
	Thursday August 12, 2004

Professor of Cybernetics, Kevin Warwick discussed his experiments in becoming a "cyborg," as well as the inherent dangers in the rise of intelligent machines. In his 2002 surgery, he had an implant "fired into his nerve fiber," which remained there for three months while various tests were conducted, he said. Through wires coming out of his arm he was linked to a pad which relayed information to a computer and the Internet. He noted that he was able to successfully control the movements of a wheelchair just using his thoughts, which showed this technology holds great promise for paralyzed people. In another other experiment, brain signals sent through the Internet from Columbia Univ. were able to move a mechanical hand in the U.K., he detailed. Warwick also described wearing an ultrasonic sensor in which he was able to detect when something moved closed to him, even though he couldn't see it. He views humans moving towards becoming cyborgs as a necessary evolutionary step, as e ... More
Host: George Noory

	Professor Kevin Warwick
	Thursday April 4, 2002

Professor Kevin Warwick, the world's leading expert in Cybernetics, hereunveils the story of how he became the world's first Cyborg (part human,part machine) in a ground breaking set of scientific experiments. Humanshave limited capabilities. Humans sense the world in a restricted way,vision being the best of the senses. Humans understand the world in only 3dimensions and communicate in a very slow, serial fashion called speech. Butcan this be improved on? Can we use technology to upgrade humans? ... More
Host: Art Bell

	REPLAY of Professor Kevin Warwick from 2/25
	Monday March 11, 2002

Professor Kevin Warwick, the world's leading expert in Cybernetics, hereunveils the story of how he became the world's first Cyborg (part human,part machine) in a ground breaking set of scientific experiments. Humanshave limited capabilities. Humans sense the world in a restricted way,vision being the best of the senses. Humans understand the world in only 3dimensions and communicate in a very slow, serial fashion called speech. Butcan this be improved on? Can we use technology to upgrade humans? ... More
Host: Art Bell

	Professor Kevin Warwick
	Monday February 25, 2002

Professor Kevin Warwick, the world's leading expert in Cybernetics, hereunveils the story of how he became the world's first Cyborg (part human,part machine) in a ground breaking set of scientific experiments. Humanshave limited capabilities. Humans sense the world in a restricted way,vision being the best of the senses. Humans understand the world in only 3dimensions and communicate in a very slow, serial fashion called speech. Butcan this be improved on? Can we use technology to upgrade humans? ... More
Host: Art Bell