Metaphor at the Edge of the Human
Billions of years in the future, The Time Traveler stands before a black ocean, under a bloated sun.
Category: cybernetics
Organic Interfaces; or, How Human Beings Augment Their Digital Devices
In theory, cell phones and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) are just a means for us to interact with people, businesses, and data sources.
Is Automation Making Us Stupid?
Automation is the process whereby any action, decision or function that was once performed by a human (or non-human animal) is taken over by a machine.
Cybernetics, Art, and Ideas (1971) — Lost Transhumanist Classics
Cybernetics, Art, and Ideas (1971) by Jasia Reichardt is a lost and out of print masterwork of multimedia, interactive, and computer generated art that will be of interest to transhumanists.
Video Friday: Manfred Clynes at Harvard 2009
Manfred Clynes is a neuroscientist, computer scientist, inventor, and professional musician who along with Nathan S. Kline (1916-1982) coined the term “cyborg”.
Event: Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, IEEE Conference Boston June 24-26 2014
The Norbert Wiener conference is coming up in Boston late June 24-26. Norbert Wiener was the father of cybernetics, and this event should be very relevant to transhumanists.