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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
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Language
English
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London : Icon Books, 2016.
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298 pages ; 22 cm
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R856 .B44 2016
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Biomedical engineering
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Moral and ethical aspects
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Summary note
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.
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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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