June 12, 2014
(NPR) – How is it that we define a human? Is it our body? Our genome? Our behaviors? Our self-awareness? Our compassion? Our minds? All of these and then something more? What now may be obvious to most people about … Read More
June 5, 2014
(BBC) – Shocking the brain with mild electrical current was once a controversial treatment for the mentally ill. Now evidence is emerging that it could quicken learning and improve attention, and as Emma Young discovers, the US military is very … Read More
May 30, 2014
(Columbia Reports) – Tourism figures for Colombia have been on the rise for years. Foreigners come for the beaches and the mountains, the diverse cultural festivals and world-renowned biodiversity. Increasingly, though, Colombia is a destination for a different kind of … Read More
May 12, 2014
(The Atlantic) – Hawking, along with MIT physics professor Max Tegmark, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, and Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell ran a terrifying op-ed a couple weeks ago in The Huffington Post under the staid headline “Transcending Complacency … Read More
May 2, 2014
(Washington Post) – In the future, using cognitive enhancement devices to boost your brainpower could become just about as common as getting a bit of plastic surgery is today. It’s already possible to order online a number of cognitive enhancement … Read More
April 28, 2014
(The Daily Beast) – Transcendence, starring Johnny Depp, is the latest in a series of Hollywood films with what you might call a transhumanist flair. Other recent movies exploring the symbiosis of man and machine and our relationship with technology include the Robocop remake and … Read More
April 28, 2014
(New York Times) – When Dr. Ali Sadrieh, a podiatrist, started Evo Advanced Foot Surgery in Beverly Hills, Calif., 13 years ago, he thought it seemed a little vain for women to ask for surgery because their feet hurt wearing … Read More
April 18, 2014
(BBC) – As Google continues to stoke excitement for its Glass smart-eyewear, a Japanese researcher has developed a radical alternative. Rather than focus on what the owner sees, Prof Hirotaka Osawa’s kit shows computer-generated eye animations in place of the … Read More
April 18, 2014
(Time) – Sure, it’s easy to dismiss people who think they can somehow cheat death with a laptop. But Terasem is a potent symbol of a modern way of life where the digital world and the emotional one have become … Read More
April 4, 2014
(The Telegraph) – The first Cybathlon, an Olympics for robot assisted parathletes, will take place in Switzerland in October 2016. For people with disabilities who are using advanced technologies – robotic limbs or brain-computer interfaces – to compete. The “Transhumanists” … Read More
April 1, 2014
(The Telegraph) – Scientists have created living muscles which can heal themselves in an animal for the first time. They hope that the lab-grown muscle is an important step towards using it to treat injury damage in humans. Engineers measured … Read More
April 1, 2014
(Fox News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued an alert March 7 after health authorities in the United States reported that at least 19 women in five states had developed serious mycobacterial wound infections over the previous 12 … Read More
March 31, 2014
(The Conversation) – There could be a way of predicting – and preventing – which children will go on to have low intelligence, according to the findings of a study researchers at Cardiff University presented on Monday. They discovered that … Read More
March 27, 2014
(The Wall Street Journal) – Does human growth hormone have antiaging powers? Or does it contribute to heightened cancer risk and earlier death? The complex science in the area suggests the answer is yes to both. Growth hormone, a biochemical … Read More
March 26, 2014
(The Telegraph) – Caity Lotz is an artificial intelligence in the process of coming alive. There are guns and disasters throughout her turn in new release The Machine, yet she’s optimistic about a future where the robots live among us. … Read More
March 21, 2014
Journal of Law and the Biosciences (Volume 1, No. 1, March 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Towards an ethics safe harbor for global biomedical research” by Edward S. Dove, et al. “Public preferences and the challenge … Read More
March 21, 2014
Journal of Law and the Biosciences (Volume 1, No. 1, March 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Towards an ethics safe harbor for global biomedical research” by Edward S. Dove, et al. “Public preferences and the challenge … Read More
March 21, 2014
British Medical Bulletin (Volume 109, No. 1, March 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Implementing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine solutions in medical implants” by Dongxia Ye and Antonio Peramo “A review and update on the current … Read More
March 21, 2014
British Medical Bulletin (Volume 109, No. 1, March 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Implementing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine solutions in medical implants” by Dongxia Ye and Antonio Peramo “A review and update on the current … Read More
March 17, 2014
(Slate) – A good kids’ book delivers knowledge fundamental to living in the world, such as the (now apparently out of print) classic Everyone Poops. But Death Is Wrong, a new children’s title from transhumanist author Gennady Stolyarov, can only … Read More
March 14, 2014
(Wired) – Western ideals are, for better or worse, infecting the world. From automobiles to iPhones to, well, breasts. In South Korea, plastic surgery is rampant, and the goal is often to look less Asian. While there are plenty of … Read More
March 12, 2014
(ABC News) – A new diet pill called the Obalon inflates inside your stomach to mimic the results of weight loss surgery. Once you swallow the pill, the device can stay in your stomach up to three months before it … Read More
March 11, 2014
(Associated Press) – It’s not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100 Americans now have an artificial joint, doctors are reporting. Among those over 50, it’s even more … Read More
March 6, 2014
(New Scientist) – JASON BARNES had wanted to be a professional drummer since he was a teenager. But when he lost his arm in a freak accident he thought his dream was over. Now he has a second chance at … Read More
March 6, 2014
(CNN) – Fancy a different face but can’t afford to go under the knife? Thailand’s Tourism Authority has launched an Extreme Makeover contest, offering three lucky ladies a chance to win free facial surgery along with a shot at $5,000 … Read More
