For the physically disadvantaged, the mobile phone (and more generally, the virtual identity that may accompany it) makes their problem disappear (no… - Yannis Laouris

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For the physically disadvantaged, the mobile phone (and more generally, the virtual identity that may accompany it) makes their problem disappear (no one can tell on the phone how you look, i.e., if you are paralyzed or if you are ugly) by lending them an “invisible” body.

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About Yannis Laouris

Yiannis Laouris, (born September 30, 1958) is a Greek Cypriot social, business and science entrepreneur, trained neurophysiologist, and systems scientist known especially for his socially responsible work and scientific contributions in the fields of peace and development through the application of modern technology and the science of structured dialogic design.

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The mobile phone marks the appearance of a new “organ” (called the third hear-and-talk organ) in the evolutionary time line; one that extends the human language system, both on the receiving (i.e., hearing) and the sending (i.e., speech) end.
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