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"I can't tell whether or not there's going to be a Singularity. I don't really believe the rapture of the nerds stereotype..."
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This word is used for an organic replacement organ in Dick's 1969 novel Ubik, but with a simplified spelling; see artiforg.
Dick uses the fascinating example of conjoined twins who would not have been suited to separation, but did so using largely artificial organs and robotic limbs. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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