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Mark O'Connell presents us with an exploration of transhumanism: its philosophical and scientific roots, its key players and possible futures. From charismatic techies seeking to enhance the body to immortalists who believe in the possibility of 'solving' death; from computer programmers quietly re-designing the world to vast competitive robotics conventions. O'Connell paints a vivid portrait of an international movement driven by strange and frequently disturbing ideas and practices, but whose obsession with transcending human limitations can be seen as a kind of cultural microcosm, a radical intensification of our broader faith in the power of technology as an engine of human progress.
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To Be a Machine, Mark OConnell
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- 2017
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- Title
- To Be a Machine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark OConnell
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 1783781963
- ISBN13
- 9781783781966
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Technology & Engineering, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Science, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
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- Mark O'Connell presents us with an exploration of transhumanism: its philosophical and scientific roots, its key players and possible futures. From charismatic techies seeking to enhance the body to immortalists who believe in the possibility of 'solving' death; from computer programmers quietly re-designing the world to vast competitive robotics conventions. O'Connell paints a vivid portrait of an international movement driven by strange and frequently disturbing ideas and practices, but whose obsession with transcending human limitations can be seen as a kind of cultural microcosm, a radical intensification of our broader faith in the power of technology as an engine of human progress.