April 3, 2013
Scientists have rediscovered a centuries-old procedure for supercharging your brain. Depending on how it’s used, it could improve anything from focus to motor control to mathematical or even moral reasoning. It’s simple. It’s relatively cheap. The known side effects are … Read More
March 22, 2013
Is transhumanism—the possibility of enhancing human intellectual, physical and psychological capacities through biotechnology —a brave new world that we should welcome with open arms? (Forbes)
March 15, 2013
Imagine for a moment that you could choose any superpower you wanted. If you’re the demonstrative sort, you might be tempted by something dramatic, such as Hulk-like strength or the ability to fly. Or perhaps you’d prefer something a little … Read More
March 11, 2013
Unless you’re the product of a feral childhood or a member of a hunter-gathering tribe from the third world, there’s a really good chance that you’re familiar with the comic-book legend of Superman. Even 74 years after he made his … Read More
March 5, 2013
It is the “first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking, according to the editors, and the anthology includes a roster of leaders in transhumanist thought. (Kurtzweil)
March 5, 2013
Technology is starting to give us superpowers once reserved for comic-book heroes. (Slate)
March 4, 2013
Over the longer term, perhaps in 20 years or more, we could even be talking about something called the “technological singularity,†a point when human history ends, to be replaced by whatever happens in a world run by computers or … Read More
March 1, 2013
A new edition of Bioethics (Vol. 27, Issue 3, March 2013) is now available online and in print. Articles of interest include: Being a Good Academic Citizen by Udo Schuklenk Getting Moral Enhancement Right: The Desirability of Moral Bioenhancement by … Read More
February 18, 2013
Services such as LivesOn and DeadSocial plan to keep your friends and family updated on your Twitter and Facebook pages, even after you have passed away. (The Guardian )
February 7, 2013
The pair behind a new Channel 4 show about a ‘bioinic’ man, say that a future where living flesh and computer chips become one will arrive “sooner” than we expect. (Yahoo News, UK)
January 31, 2013
Although Lance Armstrong has broken the rules, we shouldn’t be so quick to judge him. In many ways he’s a pioneer in human enhancement, and history books may forgive him, argues Professor Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Institute … Read More
January 9, 2013
Doug Wolens’s recent documentary takes on the complex, abstract concept of the singularity, which predicts a moment when technology will give rise to intelligence beyond the scope of human imagination. It sounds like sci-fi but, Wolens and others argue, there’s … Read More
November 20, 2012
At what point does your everyday computing device turn you into a cybernetic organism? We are on the cusp of a new revolution, ushering in an age of head-mounted computing and augmented reality. The most successful wearable computers won’t just … Read More
November 16, 2012
Time magazine recently featured Kurzweil on it cover, and Fortune described him as “a legendary inventor with a history of mind-blowing ideas.” And now he has a new book, with a subtitle that suggests he has found another such idea: … Read More
November 12, 2012
Ray Kurzweil is a leading thinker, inventor, and futurist known for his track record of accurate predictions. In this video, shot in Kurzweil’s office near Boston, he talks to Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick about Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence computer system … Read More
October 26, 2012
If machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do? (The Atlantic)
October 12, 2012
Ray Kurzweil, author of The Age of Spiritual Machines and a pioneer of artificial intelligence software, has always been one of the most provocative thinkers on technology and its future. When he spoke at the Demo conference last week, it was … Read More
September 7, 2012
Steroids. Ritalin. Modafinil. Prozac. EPO. These are just a selection of drugs that could be described as boosting the cognitive or physical performance of human beings. (Wired)
September 5, 2012
This week an Australian woman had some of her vision restored thanks to a retinal implant. Some transhumanists believe that as technology improves, people might replace their healthy retinas for implants if it meant gaining added functionality such as night … Read More
September 4, 2012
The London 2012 Paralympic Games have drawn attention to the role that technology and science can play in overcoming human limitations. From wind tunnel-tested wheelchairs to running blades and other prosthetics, technology has been used to adapt or enhance the … Read More
August 23, 2012
Technology and Human Flourishing 2012 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture October 25-27, 2012 Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning http://www.baylor.edu/ifl/index.php?id=88447
July 18, 2012
As you weigh whether to spend $1,500 on a Google Glass prototype, consider the less obvious downsides to the technology. French McDonald’s employees, for instance, may spontaneously attempt to strip it off your head while you’re eating a Chicken Ranch … Read More
March 12, 2012
Can we give ourselves super vision, super strength and super speed? Science fiction is littered with the theme of upgrading the human body with machinery. (BBC News)
September 7, 2011
By enhancing ourselves with technology, do we throw away a part of our humanity? That’s the question at the heart of a new video game, Deus Ex: Human revolution. (Wired)
August 16, 2011
Many of the things that transhumanism aspires to, like greatly extended life or special abilities, are not really new; expressing dissatisfaction with the human condition by rejecting some of its limits seems to be a perennial human possibility. So it … Read More
