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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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