Make way for the superhumans : how the science of bio-enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it / Michael Bess.

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Bess, Michael [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Icon Books, 2016.
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298 pages ; 22 cm

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    Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not? Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology has come and what aims and ambitions it has. From robotic implants that restore sight to the blind, to performance enhancing drugs that build muscles, improve concentration, and maintain erections, bio-enhancement has already made massive advances. Humans have already developed the technology to transmit thoughts and actions brain-to-brain using only a computer interface. By the time our grandchildren are born, they will be presented with the option to significantly alter and redesign their bodies. Make Way for the Superhumans is the only book that poses the questions that need answering now: suggesting real, practical ways of dealing with this technology before it reaches a point where it can no longer be controlled.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes filmography (page 217) bibliographical references (pages 218-228, 232-285) and index.
    Contents
    • Envisioning the future : between the Jetsons and the singularity
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Bioelectronics
    • Genetics and epigenetics
    • Wildcards : nanotechnology, artifical intelligence, robotics, synthetic biology
    • Should we reengineer the human condition?
    • Who gets enhanced?
    • A fragmenting species? : cultural preferences inscribed into biology
    • If I ran the zoo : adventures along the plant-animal-human-machine borderlands
    • Mechanization of the self
    • Turbocharging moral character
    • Shared intimacies : monitoring and transmitting mental information
    • Virtual reality and (yawn) this other reality
    • Till death do us no longer part : implications of extremely long health spans
    • New sounds for the old guitar : sex, food, privacy, the arts, warfare
    • Why extreme modifications should be postponed : or, the singularity can wait
    • Humane values in a world of modern enhancements
    • What you and I can do today
    • Enhancing humility : some concluding thoughts.
    Other title(s)
    • Make way for the super humans
    • How the science of bio-enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it
    ISBN
    • 9781785781018 ((paperback))
    • 1785781014 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    956766142
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