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Artist with complete color blindness has special antenna implanted into his skull to hear colors

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Neil Harbisson, an artist and self-described cyborg who was born with Achromatopsia, a recessive genetic condition that renders an individual completely unable to see color, has found a very creative way to interpret the world around him. He uses an antenna that has been implanted into his skull, which listens to the sound waves emitted by the colors around him, including those belonging to people.
via Laughing Squid

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