A biologist whose body is so heavily interfaced with the ship that he can "feel" the hull and "taste" radiation. Core Themes: Intelligence vs. Consciousness
The book is notoriously "dense." If you find the jargon heavy at first, stick with it—the payoff in the final third is frequently described by readers on Reddit as life-changing. Blindsight by Peter Watts.epub
It doesn’t just ask if we are alone; it asks if our very sense of "self" is a handicap in a competitive universe. A biologist whose body is so heavily interfaced