Transhumanism

Most recent stories in Transhumanism

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  We Are Merging With Robots. That’s a Good Thing.

  The New York Times - By Andy Clark

  Here are some things that are true today: Artificial intelligences already outperform us at many tasks and are now able to train themselves to reach competencies (in restricted domains such as chess or Go) that we can barely comprehend. The controlled use of hallucinogenics and other drugs may soon …

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  Why thousands of Swedes are injecting themselves with microchips

  TNW - The Conversation

  Thousands of people in Sweden have inserted microchips, which can function as contactless credit cards, key cards, and even railcards, into their bodies. Once the chip is underneath your skin, there is no longer any need to worry about misplacing a card or carrying a heavy wallet. But for many …

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  Chinese surveillance programme mines data from workers’ brains

  South China Morning Post  - Stephen Chen

  Government-backed surveillance projects are deploying brain-reading technology to detect changes in emotional states in employees on the production …

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  Electronic skin can display a heartbeat on your hand

  Engadget - Jon Fingas

  You'd know someone's health just by looking at them. Electronic skins might not only detect health troubles in the near future, but display them for the world to see. University of Tokyo researchers have developed an e-skin that can measure vital signs like your heartbeat and display them in real …

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  HaptX promises to make your virtual hands feel like real ones

  Engadget - Nicole Lee

  The gloves are pretty bulky, though. The holy grail of VR is immersion: to truly feel like you're in a virtual world. While most modern VR headsets do a pretty good job of this, the experience isn't perfect. One problem standing in the way of true immersion are the controllers. They're OK for basic …

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  Brian Warmoth

  

  What are the ethical consequences of immortality technology?

  Aeon Media - Francesca Minerva

  Immortality has gone secular. Unhooked from the realm of gods and angels, it’s now the subject of serious investment – both intellectual and …