Doctor Who villains echo concerns about technology
November 26, 2013
On the eve of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, a bioethics researcher at the University of Leicester claims that one of the Doctor’s most fearsome villains – the Cybermen – represent public concerns about the greater use of technology in medicine. In their article “The Cybermen as Human,” Dr Chris Willmott from the University’s Department of Biochemistry and his former Research Assistant, Bonnie Green, reflect on ways in which the Doctor’s metal-clad foe can offer insight into human enhancement and the development of the “posthuman.” (Phys.org)