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About transhumanism

From Transhumanity, is the “technological singularity” plausible? Extropia DaSilva wonders. The world’s most eminent sociologist, Anthony Giddens, highlights the technological singularity. Could more than one singularity happen at the same time? Rick Searle wants to know. Selena Erkızan on science fiction and the future of human beings: Imagination, evolution and the anthropocentric myths. David Roden on Aristotelian posthumans. Gennady Stolyarov on common misconceptions about transhumanism: Is it a cult that seeks to destroy humanity? Adam Ford interviews IEET Executive Director James J. Hughes. The Age of Enhancement: Technology is starting to give us superpowers once reserved for comic-book heroes. A look at why it could be a war crime to use biologically enhanced soldiers. Homunculism: Colin McGinn reviews How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil.