Transhumanism

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Transhumanism: the dangers of creating Humanity 2.0

Margaret Somerville | 15 July 2011 |

tags: personhood, singularity, transhumanism

Could you become immortal by downloading your brain onto a computer? Some tech enthusiasts are working on it.

Human = animal = robot

Margaret Somerville | 20 August 2010 |

tags: animal rights, forum, human exceptionalism, personhood, transhumanism

If we lose our grip on our conviction that humans are special, there will be far-reaching changes in society.

The Singularity is near

Michael Cook | 10 June 2009 |

tags: singularity, transhumanism

The recent blockbuster, Terminator Salvation, has a few lessons for us about the future of humanity.

Better than human

Michael Cook | 17 December 2008 |

tags: neuroscience, transhumanism

Why is the world's most prestigious science journal peddling the snake oil of cognition-enhancing drugs?

Next

Matthew Eppinette | 18 December 2006 |

tags: transhumanism

Collecting some shrewd insights about the future of genetics in Michael Crichton's latest thriller means trawling through lots of rubbish.

The quest for proactive evolution

Jerry Salyer | 08 July 2006 |

tags: singularity, transhumanism

"Throw caution to the winds" is the motto of a technology-infatuated group which wants to improve the human race.

Merging man and machine

Robert Moniot | 07 July 2006 |

tags: Ray Kurzweil, transhumanism

“Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.” Discuss and give examples from the theories of Ray Kurzweil.