Transhumanism

Neuroethics: Whose Mind Is It Anyway?

Matthew D. Erlich, M.D. | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Neurotech, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Transhumanism, Ray Kurzweil, Neurotechnology, Neuromarketing, Neuroethics, Artificial Intelligence, Brain Science, Science News
Matthew D. Erlich, M.D.

Reading a person's thoughts, implanting machinery into man, and augmenting our neural processing powers with cognitive enhancers are all matters of neuroethics. They bring us face to face with questions about who has access to powerful new technologies and for what purposes.

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Artist Seeks Funding To Put A Camera In Her Eye (VIDEO)

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Photography, Bionic, Six Million Dollar Man, Transhumanism, Kickstarter, Tanya Vlach, Film, UK Arts, Biotechnology, Camera, Documentary, Technology, San Francisco, Science Fiction, We Live in Public, Arts News

When they rebuilt the Six Million Dollar Man, the doctors of the 1970s TV series made him "Better...stronger...faster." Now, if San Francisco artist T...

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Environment, Technology & The City

Carla Leitao | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Human, Nyc, Geopolitics, Networked City, San Diego, Festival of Ideas, Global Design, Technology, City, Transhumanism, Design, New York City, Urban, Nature, Nyu, Pratt GAUD, Gdnyu, Slidepollajax, Near, Art Meets Science, Arts News
Carla Leitao

"...During the day I have only the power of those who sleep in the day - far fewer, so I am limited. Though I'm bolstered by people watching TV, since...

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A Non-Trivial Advantage for Watson

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reason, Transhumanism, Jeopardy, Jeopardy!, Trivia, Psychology, Watson Jeopardy, Human Nature, Logic, Smarter Ideas, Technology News
Leah Anthony Libresco

As a former Jeopardy contestant myself, I knew Watson was beating them where it hurt, not with superior general knowledge of trivia, but by avoiding typical human logical weaknesses.

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Rational Rationing vs. Irrational Rationing: The Struggle for the Legacy of Ruben Betancourt

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Transhumanism, Ruben Betancourt, Euthanasia, Health Care Economics, Death, Politics, Health Care Rationing, Immortality, Ethics, Medical-Futility, Health Care Reform, Hospitals, Morality, Futilty Theory, New Jersey, Health Care, Medicine, Donald Berwick, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

Are there circumstances in which patient autonomy, as expressed through surrogates, should be overruled in the name of resource allocation and/or sound medical practice?

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Ray Kurzweil Has Seen the Future, and the Machine Is Us (VIDEO)

Alex Pasternack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robotics, Singularity, Biotech, Future, Transhumanism, Immortality, Ray Kurzweil, Technology News
Alex Pasternack

If you haven't already downloaded the article into your brain, the New York Times blew the cover on the trans-humanist movement this weekend, just as ...

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The Best (Brain) Workout Ever Invented

Ann Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Evolution of Consciousness, Neuroscience, Human Evolution, Transhumanism, Future Ethics, Cybernetics, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Ann Reynolds

Consider the possibilities of this. If we stimulate parts of our brain by introducing new stimuli, what could we experience that we haven't yet?

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Building a Services Market for the Transhuman Era

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Pulier, Alex Veytsel, Transhumanism, Tony Greenberg, Ray Kurzweil, Technology News
Tony Greenberg

Tony can also be read here Innovation, including transhumanist innovation, is mostly the domain of private enterprise, which operates in one of a few...

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Couple's Dreams Of Immortality At Death's Door, Thanks To Madoff

Wall Street Journal | AMIR EFRATI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Madoff Transhumanism, Madeline Gins, Arakawa Gins, Transhumanism, Immortality Dream, Business News

Arakawa and Madeline Gins's quest to make human beings immortal is at risk of dying. That's because the couple lost their life savings with Bernard...

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Long-Term Thinking About Future Health: Seven Trends That Should Concern Us

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Massachusetts Health Reform, Physician Reimbursement, Transhumanism, Primary Care, Climate Change, Futurism, Health, Superbugs, Health Economics, Medicaid, Underutilization, Medicare, Health Reform, Global Warming, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Seven current healthcare trends include doctors leaving the public system, a shortfall in primary care, underutilization of medical treatment, "superbugs," virtual health care, climate change, and radical self-redesign and enhancement.

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