Transhumanism & Humanity’s Future (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Brain Enhancement - What Is It?
We have concerns about transhuman or life extension technologies adding social inequality. Loosely speaking we are okay with people becoming smarter by study and good health habits but drugs or brain chips might achieve the exact same thing and be considered bad. The man able to use his bionic arm to lift a car is likely to hurt his knee or rip out his spine if those aren't enhanced too. Having eyeballs able to shoot laser beams but being otherwise human like Cyclops from the X-Men ought to dissolve his head.
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