Tongue Vision

Brian Zick

Routing signals from helmet-mounted cameras, sonar and other equipment through the tongue to the brain. The research at the Florida institute, the first to research military uses of sensory augmentation, is funded by the Defense Department. The exact amount of the expenditure is unavailable.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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