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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.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Consumer's Guide to Human Enhancement Resources? -- ACL, Bio, Body, CPS, Cyber, Long, MA, Mind, Myst, Noo, Psych, Soc

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Dr. Win Wenger, an accelerated learning and creativity researcher and the author of many books on those subjects, has put forth the following proposal to everyone in the human enhancement/ human augmentation field:

I hereby renew my suggestion, which I issue from time to time, that various interests and various programs join together to create a "Consumer's Guide" to the various resources offered as enhancing human abilities, well-being, learning, and creative problem-solving. Can anyone here, with connection to other programs, draw said program's attention to this invitation and join Project Renaissance in at least very preliminary explorations toward such a project?

Programs which have really good resources and techniques to offer for such effects, have the most to gain other than the wider public who could then be engaging these resources with much better confidence and information. Which programs would be interested in exploring such a project and possible "Consumer's Guide?"

I agree with Dr. Wenger that a fair, honest, accurate consumer's guide, stripped of corporate hype and simply assessing those enhancement/augmentation techniques that are already available would have a powerful impact on the field of human development. For those interested in such a collaboration, or even discussing the concept, here is the contact info from Dr. Wenger's website. His Yahoo discussion group can be found here (joining is free) and his other discussion group (if you just want to pop in) is here.


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