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Future Imperative

What if technology were being developed that could enhance your mind or body to extraordinary or even superhuman levels -- and some of these tools were already here? Wouldn't you be curious?

Actually, some are here. But human enhancement is an incredibly broad and compartmentalized field. We’re often unaware of what’s right next door. This site reviews resources and ideas from across the field and makes it easy for readers to find exactly the information they're most interested in.

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The future is coming fast, and it's no longer possible to ignore how rapidly the world is changing. As the old order changes -- or more frequently crumbles altogether -- I offer a perspective on how we can transform ourselves in turn... for the better. Nothing on this site is intended as legal, financial or medical advice. Indeed, much of what I discuss amounts to possibilities rather than certainties, in an ever-changing present and an ever-uncertain future.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Better Humans Symposium Coming Up... -- Bio, Soc

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From the Demos website (for "Building Everyday Democracy"). And yes, for the record, I find the increasing discussion of human enhancement issues by the general public a telling point...

Better Humans?

The implications of human enhancement
6-8pm, Wednesday 8 February 2006
The Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London
Speakers:
Dr Aubrey de Grey, Cambridge University
Prof Sarah Franklin, London School of Economics
Dr Daniel Glaser, University College London
Dr Mark Walport, Wellcome Trust
Dr James Wilsdon, Demos (chair)

From memory pills to designer babies, extended lifespans to GM athletes, enhancement technologies promise (or threaten) to radically change our society. Is ours a cyborg future or will we resist the drive to improve human performance? How should policy makers and the public respond?

To mark the launch of 'Better Humans?' a new collection of essays by leading scientists and commentators, join Demos and the Wellcome Trust in a discussion of the implications of human enhancement technologies.To reserve a place at the event or for more information email us at science@demos.co.uk


Future Imperative

posted by Ralph Cerchione | Tuesday, January 17, 2006

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