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BOOK OF THE MONTH

The cyborg solution

The fascinating true story of a man’s quest to overcome a terminal illness with robotics

PETER 2.0: THE HUMAN CYBORG

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The breathtaking true story behind the Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg. Peter Scott-Morgan is a brilliant robotics scientist and leading world expert on the complex workings of society. A maverick thinker, Peter dares to see the world differently, living his life to the full, travelling the world with his husband Francis, who he loves passionately. Then one day, when getting out of the bath, he notices something wrong with his foot. A slight slowness to respond to command. Tests follow, eventually leading to a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease, a condition universally considered to be terminal. He is told it will destroy his nerve cells and, with them, his ability to move, breathe or swallow food. That within about two years, it will take his life. But Peter does not give up. Instead he envisions a completely new beginning: he will become Peter 2.0. Written following his diagnosis and edited using eye-gaze technology, this is the astonishing account of the first person to become a full cyborg. We were mesmerised by the boundless creative intelligence, positivity and love that pours from these pages. Profoundly inspiring. Out now