July 6, 2016
(The Conversation) – But transhumanism’s mixing of essentially religious ideas with scientific language matters because it distorts the way we think about technology. Transhumanism tends to see technology as a way to grant all our wishes. And this is often … Read More
July 5, 2016
(The Guardian) – According to the foundation a wave of new cyborgs will be breaking at the end of the summer – and now you can be one, too. The foundation’s sister organization, Cyborg Nest, is currently taking orders for … Read More
June 27, 2016
(Quartz) – Harbisson’s transformation was extensively covered by the media, and elicited correspondence from people all over the world interested in new senses. In response, he and a team of collaborators have launched Cyborg Nest, a company that aims to … Read More
June 8, 2016
(Public Discourse) – Indeed, Savulescu thinks cognitive enhancement might make us humans even more dangerous to each other, given our technological prowess at building weapons of mass destruction and our propensity to pollute our environment. He regularly invokes the fear … Read More
May 31, 2016
(The Telegraph) – Advances in artificial intelligence could lead to computers and smartphones developing consciousness and they may need to be given ‘human’ rights, an expert has claimed. Marcus du Sautoy, who took over from Richard Dawkins as Professor for … Read More
May 31, 2016
(News-Medical) – Our excitement with and rapid uptake of technology – and the growing opportunities for artificial brain enhancement – are putting humans more firmly on the path to becoming cyborgs, according to evolution experts from the University of Adelaide. … Read More
April 29, 2016
AI & Society (vol. 31, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Artificial Super Intelligence: Beyond Rhetoric” by Karamjit S. Gill “Presence: Is It Just Pretending?” by Phil Turner “Simulation, Self-Extinction, and Philosophy in the Service of … Read More
April 21, 2016
(The New Yorker) – It was the annual meeting of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, a group of people who believe that the development and dissemination of advanced technologies—cryogenics, bionics, artificial intelligence, and so on—will raise humanity to the heights of power … Read More
March 8, 2016
(Fortune) – As the Baby Boomer generation heads toward retirement, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to hit 69 million people by 2030. That represents 20% of the U.S. population, up from today’s share of … Read More
March 2, 2016
PLOS Medicine (vol. 13, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Transforming Living Kidney Donation with a Comprehensive Strategy” by Matthew B. Allen and Peter P. Reese “The Rise of Consumer Health Wearables: Promises and Barriers” by Lukasz Piwek, … Read More
March 1, 2016
Bioethics (vol. 30, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ashley Treatment: Improving Quality of Life or Infringing Dignity and Rights?” by Caroline Harnacke “The Ethics of Continued Life-Sustaining Treatment for Those Diagnosed as Brain-Dead” by Jessica … Read More
February 16, 2016
The Journal of the American Medical Association (vol. 315, no. 6, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Machine Learning and the Profession of Medicine” by Alison M. Darcy, Alan K. Louie, and Laura Weiss Roberts “Policy Solutions for … Read More
February 4, 2016
Science and Engineering Ethics (vol. 22, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Convergence of Virtual Reality and Social Networks: Threats to Privacy and Autonomy” by Fiachra O’Brolchain, et al. “Robotic Nudges: The Ethics of Engineering … Read More
January 28, 2016
(CBS News) – It’s a pursuit that seems more like the plot of a science fiction movie than an actual goal of serious researchers around the world. But a number of scientists are fiercely working toward what was once only … Read More
January 27, 2016
Scientific American (vol. 314, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Beware Prenatal Gene Screens” “Even Genius Needs a Benefactor” by Nathan Myhrvold “Talk Therapy” by Anne Pycha “For Sale: Your Medical Records” by Adam Tanner “Bitter … Read More
January 15, 2016
Nursing Philosophy (vol. 17, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Radical Nursing and the Emergence of Technique as Healthcare Technology” by Alan Barnard “Cyborgs, Biotechnologies, and Informatics in Health Care—New Paradigms in Nursing Sciences” by Ana … Read More
January 14, 2016
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 12, no. 4, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Vaccine Refusal and Trust: The Trouble with Coercion and Education and Suggestions for a Cure” by Johan Christiaan Bester “Intellectual Property in Genetic Material” … Read More
December 29, 2015
(The Washington Post) – But the discussion reflects a broader truth: We live in an age in which machine intelligence has become a part of daily life. Computers fly planes and soon will drive cars. Computer algorithms anticipate our needs … Read More
December 15, 2015
Zygon (vol. 50, no. 4, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Medical Management of Infant Intersex: The Juridico-Ethical Dilemma of Contemporary Islamic Legal Response” by Sayed Sikandar Shah Haneef and Mahmood Zuhdi Haji Abd Majid “The Evolution of … Read More
December 14, 2015
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 41, no. 12, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Summary of Saviour Siblings” by Michelle Taylor-Sands “Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law” by Charles Foster “No View from Nowhere: The Challenge of Grounding Dignity … Read More
December 11, 2015
The New Bioethics (vol. 21, no. 2, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Representative Aspects of Some Synthetic Gametes” by Calum Mackellar “Transhumanisim: A New Kind of Promethean Hubris” by Agneta Sutton “Lessons in Biopolitics and Agency: Agamben … Read More
December 9, 2015
NanoEthics (vol. 9, no. 3, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Analyses of Acceptability Judgments Made Toward the Use of Nanocarrier-Based Targeted Drug Deliver: Interviews with Researchers and Research Trainees in the Field of New Technologies” by Vanessa … Read More
December 3, 2015
(Medical Daily) – Humans have been trying to cheat death for centuries. But while this may have seemed like an impossible pipe dream, the evolution of technology is making it all the more possible that it’s only a matter of … Read More
November 20, 2015
(Yahoo! News) – Will men be able to give birth sooner than, well, never? That’s the question provoked by last week’s announcement that the Cleveland Clinic is performing uterus transplant surgery on women who were born without a womb or … Read More
November 16, 2015
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 40, no. 6, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Taming Our Brave New World” by Joshua A. Reagan “Surrogate Motherhood: A Trust-Based Approach” by Katharina Beier “Procreative Beneficence, Intelligence, and the … Read More
