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How the World Cup will kick off a new cyborg era

How the World Cup will kick off a new cyborg era

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The World Cup will open this year with a paralyzed volunteer walking across the field. It's made possible by a Brain Machine Interface, or BMI. We explore the past, present, and future of this sci-technology, which has made cyborgs a reality, and may some day allow us to communicate with one another using just our thoughts.