Neuroscientist Phil Kennedy made global headlines in 1998 for implanting electrodes inside the brain of a paralyzed man to enable him to control a cursor with his mind. When Kennedy lost support for his research, he took matters into his own hands to the dismay of his peers and implanted electrodes into his own brain. FATHER OF THE CYBORGS is a provocative exploration of the history of brain-computer interfacing, mind control, and the emerging debate about neuro-ethics.