March 15, 2021
Transhumanism
February 8, 2021
The Singularity Will Redefine What It Means to Be Human and Machine
January 12, 2021
CRISPR and the Splice to Survive
July 16, 2020
Transhumanism in Film: Are Technologically-Enhanced Beings our Lesser or Equal?
May 29, 2020
Transhumanism: Meet the Cyborgs and Biohackers Redefining Beauty
May 28, 2020
Data and Genetic Privacy Join Proposed Privileges for Nonhumans, Robots, and Nature
December 16, 2019
A New Edition of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Is Now Available
December 16, 2019
A New Edition of Dialog Is Now Available
October 14, 2019
Terminally-Ill Scientist with Motor Neuron Disease ‘Transforms into World’s First Cyborg’ by Replacing Body Parts with Machinery
October 9, 2019
Technology-Oriented Religions Are Coming
October 7, 2019
The Transhumanists Who Are ‘Upgrading’ Their Bodies
August 26, 2019
Will This Be the Last Generation to Have Bodies That Are Familiar to Us?
July 16, 2019
Why I’m Turning My Son into a Cyborg
July 15, 2019
The Metamorphosis
June 25, 2019
How Biohackers Are Trying to Upgrade Their Brains, Their Bodies–And Human Nature
June 24, 2019
How to Live Forever: Meet the Extreme Life-Extensionists
June 20, 2019
The Cryonics Institute, Where the Dead May Never Die
June 3, 2019
California Man Becomes First ‘Death with Dignity’ Patient to Undergo Cryonic Preservation
February 1, 2019
The DIY Designer Baby Project Funded with Bitcoin
(MIT Technology Review) – For a few years now, Bishop, a 29-year-old programmer and Bitcoin investor, has been leaving a trail of comments about human “enhancement” on the web. He’s a transhumanist, which means he thinks humans can be improved … Read More
December 20, 2018
The Dream of Augmented Humans Endures, Despite Skepticism
(The Japan Times) – Brain implants, longer lives, genetically modified humans: For the prophets of “transhumanism” — the scientifically assisted evolution of humans beyond our current limitations — it is just a matter of time. But many scientists insist that … Read More
December 14, 2018
Silicon Valley’s Quest for Immortality–And Its Worrying Sacrifices
(The Conversation) – Modern science has opened an assortment of new ways to improve survival, and now members of the technology-driven ultra-rich are adopting these new approaches in an attempt to extend their own lives. But what is often left … Read More
October 17, 2018
These Real-Life Cyborgs Are Changing Their Brains by Enhancing Their Bodies
(Quartz) – Researchers have found that new experiences carry on molding our brains, and how they learn, right the way through our lives. “Your brain remains plastic until your death,” says Adrien Peyrache, a neuroscientist at McGill University, who points … Read More
October 2, 2018
A New Edition of Theology and Science Is Now Available
Theology and Science (vol. 16, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Genetic Engineering, Virtue-First Enhancement, and Deification in Neo-Irenaean Theodicy” by Mark Walker “Genetic Virtue Program: An Unfeasible Neo-Pelagian Theodicy?” by Arvin M. Gouw “Raising … Read More
September 21, 2018
Extreme Biohacking: The Tech Guru Who Spent $250,000 Trying to Live Forever
(The Guardian) – Faguet intends to live for ever, merging with robots and becoming an ultra human. If that goal sounds creepy, laughable or unrealistic, it’s helpful to remember that it is one shared by many influential figures in Silicon … Read More
September 7, 2018
Sim Ethics
(Aeon) – What sorts of responsibilities would we owe to these simulated humans? However else we might feel about violent computer games, no one seriously thinks it’s homicide when you blast a virtual assailant to oblivion. Yet it’s no longer … Read More
