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Category Archives: Transhumanity
Auf dem Weg zu künstlich hergestelltem Leben – Von Designer-Bakterien zum Designer-Menschen?
Bislang, durch entsprechende Manipulationen der äußeren Welt, formte der Mensch die Natur. Inzwischen haben wir einen Punkt erreicht, an dem die Technologie beginnt, den Menschen zu formen. Dass das Editieren unserer Gene sowohl in utopische als auch dystopische Szenarien münden … Continue reading
Human Enhancement – The Role of Art and Design
Already mentioned before, but in context of certain art and design positions in terms of human enhancement technologies we would like to draw attention again to some of the RCA (Royal College of Art, London) projects in this field: The Methods Network was … Continue reading
German Books on enhancement, bioethics, body aesthetics and transhumanity.
In context of our latest book recommendation we would also like to mention a couple of german publications around the enhancement debate. First of all the nicely compiled “No body is perfect” (Editors: Johann S. Ach, Arnd Pollmann), which compiles 17 … Continue reading
Book: Human Enhancement
In a recent publication the editors Julian Savulescu and Nick Bostrom compile several positions in the enhancement debate, basically gathering around the question, to what extent we should use technology to try to make “better human beings”, which undoubtfuly guides towards … Continue reading
Posted in Enhancement, Literature, posthumanism, Transhumanity
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Mixed Feelings (Documentary)
Thanks to our new team member Ulli, for pointing our attention to this intersting Documentary on the evolving convergence of technology and the humany body, especialy in “health” context: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/embed/286
Posted in augmentative communication, blind, Film, implants, research, Transhumanity
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Andy Miah speaks at our Research Colloquium (November 22)
On November 22 (Monday), Andy Miah gives a talk at our T-Labs’ Research Colloquium. Don’t hesitate to spread to spread the word and feel free to join! *** Research Colloquium *** Date: 22.11.2010 Time: 14.00 – 15:30 Location: Deutsche Telekom … Continue reading
Posted in event, neuroscience, posthumanism, Transhumanity
Tagged Andy Miah, Berlin, Colloquium, design research lab, Posthumanism, T-Labs, tom bieling, Transhumanism
Zwischen Mensch und Maschine – Vom Glück und Unglück des Homo Faber
„Technisierungsprozesse sind dann problematisch …, wenn sie die Offenheit des Menschen nicht mehr befördern, sondern unterlaufen. Dies ist etwa dann der Fall, wenn die neurotechnologische Option als einzige Selbstentfaltungsmöglichkeit gesehen wird.“ Mit dem Buch “Zwischen Mensch und Maschine…” beschert des Philosophen … Continue reading
Posted in german/deutsch, interview, Literature, neuroscience, philosophie, posthumanism, Transhumanity
Tagged Dr. Oliver Müller, Zwischen Mensch und Maschine
Trans-humanism and Post-Humanism
Following up our recent discussions on Transhumanism, here are three more short documentaries touching some of the major issues of the transhumanist movement, between critical positions of posthuman utopia and the ultimate “scientific dictatorship”. Genetics, robotics, technocracy, artificial intelligence, bionics … Continue reading
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Mashing Up Computing & Biology
Andy Miah at the Amplified Leicester group in December 2009, talking about transhuman ideas of transforming digital bodies to enhanced Humans, and other related ‘cyborg’ topics…
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