Enhancing me by Pete Moore, concerns the advancements modern technology offers itself. As Moore explains: "Science is becoming more and more capable of improving human beings. The rate of progress is unprecedented, and those interested in such matters are already concerned about possible catastrophic implications."
Moore delves into the extensive nature of tech enhancement, examining the nature of body, nervous system, thinking, prolonging life, mind transference, mental constructors, chip implantation, mood-altering implants, neuro-cybernetics, and much more.
This intriguing study caters to everyone from curious learners through skeptic researchers, telling tales about individuals who have undergone alterative changes as well the debate over the ethical feasibility of such processes.
About the author, Moore is certainly not your average science writer, having walked multiple au-tobiographies as to foster understandably among his intelligent audiences. Moore in a firm voice reveals the lengths he's willing to go to champion technologically enhanced life forms and avoid traditional secrecy from those less eager to bare their thoughts in front of the masses.
Электронная Книга «Enhancing Me» написана автором Pete Moore в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780470699997
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Science is developing more and more potential for human beings to enhance themselves. The pace of change is rapid, and some people are already warning that we are heading for a post-human future populated by ever-lasting, self-sustaining intelligence systems into which the contents of a human mind have been poured… Is this true? In Enhancing Me, Pete Moore examines the ways in which technology can change our bodies, our brains, our emotions, and how long we live. He talks to people who have actually been 'enhanced' to find out what it's like and how beneficial it is; and to the experts to find out what the future holds – including a look at some of the more controversial, headline-grabbing claims. He also looks at what drives us to want to be 'superhuman', and the consequences for the individual and society alike: If you could live forever, would you want to? If you could download your mind onto a computer, would you still be you? Should we insert chips into our children, so we can track where they are? Should we force violent criminals to have mood-controlling brain implants? Would you want technology to improve your memory… or help you forget? If you've ever wondered – or worried – about the pace at which technology is progressing, then this book will give you an eye-opening glimpse of the future in this fascinating field. About the author Pete Moore has been a freelance science writer since 1993, and specialises in making 'academish' intelligible to people who only speak English! He has received seven national awards for his work, and has appeared on radio and television on 50 different occasions, discussing his books and related news events. He is a public speaker and a member of Toastmasters International; as well as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a visiting lecturer in ethics at Trinity College Bristol, and a course tutor on the Science Communication MSc at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
