Cyborgs Use NFTs To Sell Remote Access of Their Bodies
Mint S2E2 is out with cyborg artists Neil Harbisson and Pol Lombarte on how they're selling partial control of their biological state.
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Mint S2E2 features cyborg artists Neil Harbisson and Pol Lombarte
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These Cyborg Artists Use NFTs to Manipulate Their Biological State
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Mint Season 2 episode 2 welcomes Neil Harbisson and Pol Lombarte, two biohacking artists leveraging NFTs to remotely alter their bodies.
Cyborg-artist Neil Harbisson was born color blind but he can ‘feel’ and ‘hear’ colors, thanks to a WiFi-enabled bone-conduction antenna that is permanently implanted into his skull.
Together, Neil and Pol experimented with a new state of NFTs where the buyer can directly send colors into Harbisson’s head.
On the other side, his friend, Pol Lombarte sold ‘access’ to his heartbeat as an NFT where the buyer can alter his heart rate from afar at any point in time of the day.
In this episode we talk about:
The early days of transitioning into a cyborg
The curiosity behind selling access to one’s body
Fears and concerns behind this level of biological manipulation
How much he’d consider selling the NFT for
The vision behind this level of experimentation,
…and so much more.
I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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