Many influential figures hope that developments in brain-computer interfaces, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and genetic engineering will usher in a new transhumanist era. But what exactly is ...
Showcasing transformational changes in the ways we view our bodies and the possibilities for hybridizing them, Matthieu Gasfou's H+: Transhumanism(s) is both a historical document and a possible ...
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, by Meghan O’Gieblyn on transhumanism and Christian narratives of resurrection. Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring ...
Biological evolution takes place over generations. But imagine if it could be expedited beyond the incremental change envisaged by Darwin to a matter of individual experience. Such things are dreamt ...
Transhumanism, the pursuit of using science and technology to transcend our biological limitations, is gaining momentum both as a philosophy and as a political movement. This is largely thanks to high ...
What do pacemakers, prosthetic limbs, Iron Man and flu vaccines all have in common? They are examples of an old idea that's been gaining in significance in the last several decades: transhumanism. The ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the anthropological intersections of tech, politics & culture. Transhumanism (also abbreviated as H+) is a philosophical ...
"What ideas, if embraced, would pose the greatest threat to the welfare of humanity?" That question was posed to eight prominent policy intellectuals by the editors of Foreign Policy in its ...
The gods of old are gone from this world, replaced by smartphones and touchscreens and social media. These are the new gods, the ones to which we bow down. Instead of putting trust in a higher reality ...
Do you remember The Six Million Dollar Man? It was a '70s American science-fiction television series based on the novel Cyborg, about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin. After being seriously ...