Augmentation technologies are here but are people listening?
“And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.” William Gibson,...
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View ArticleHumanity is a work in progress, constantly adding technology
Sarah Bakewell: Some technologies we successfully adapt now feel as natural to us as our own hands and eyes...See it on Scoop.it, via The Digital Self
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View ArticlePeople plus: is transhumanism the next stage in our evolution?
Inviting artificial intelligence into our bodies has appeal – but it also carries certain risks.I have often wondered what it would be like to rid myself of a keyboard for data entry, and a...
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View ArticleFacebook and death: Blurring the line between the real and virtual
When a friend or loved one dies, their online identity often continues for some time after their death, thanks to Facebook and Twitter and other networks. Is being reminded of them every time we sign...
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Susan Greenfield, Evgeny Morozov and Maria Popova on what technology and the Internet mean for our brains, our relationships and our future.See it on Scoop.it, via The Digital Self
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View ArticleThe Value of a Happiness Economy
What if generosity were a currency? This was a question posed by the Danish chocolate company Anthon Berg for its recent Generous Store campaign. The company opened a pop-up st...See it on Scoop.it,...
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View ArticleWe're Falling In Love With Our Phones
A survey of 1,000 cell phone owners commissioned by Nuance, a provider of voice recognition software, suggests that people are developing closer relationships with the virtual assistants on their...
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