Hughes & Sprite on H+ at Chicago SF Con
Counter to dystopian futures and the portrayal of technology as a tool of oppression, many writers illustrate how technology can also be implemented for liberatory uses and to instigate radical social change. What can we learn from these explorations?
Hughes & Sprite on H+ at Chicago SF Con
Counter to dystopian futures and the portrayal of technology as a tool of oppression, many writers illustrate how technology can also be implemented for liberatory uses and to instigate radical social change. What can we learn from these explorations?
Caplan on H+ at Chicago Futurist Conf – July 17-19, 2009
Arthur Caplan: “What are the best arguments for and against seeking self-improvement through medicine, genetics, bioengineering, and biochemistry?”
Call for Papers – Nietzsche and European Posthumanisms
July 15 deadline for papers on the posthumanism in European theory, including thinkers such as Habermas, Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, Foucault, Lyotard, Sloterdijk and Nietzsche.
Bostrom on Cylons & Multiverse – NYC – June 12-13
Cast members from Battlestar Galactica join leading roboticists to explore scientifically, philosophically, and ethically the approaching frontier where intelligent machines are commonplace and cybernetic technology enhances human capabilities.