June 20, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Until the day he died, in 2011, Robert Ettinger hoped humanity would figure out a way to cheat death. Today, his body is stored in a cryonic vessel filled with liquid nitrogen and frozen to –196 degrees … Read More
June 3, 2019
(Gizmodo) – A terminally ill patient who opted for assisted death has undergone cryonic preservation at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. This preservation—the first of its kind—signifies an important milestone for cryonics advocates, who argue that the right to death, … Read More
February 1, 2019
(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 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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
June 11, 2018
Theology and Science (vol. 16, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision” by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson “The Technology of Holiness: A Response to Hava Tirosh-Samuelson” by Brian Patrick Green … Read More
