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The future of the human body and brain

Is it possible that one day we can leave our physical bodies behind? That one day humans can traverse, not just to planets, but the stars and beyond? Well, according to the laws of physics, we can.

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15 Parts of the Human Body That Will Disappear in the Future

In the first chapter of The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin identified roughly a dozen body parts that he gleefully described as "useless, or nearly useless." Darwin’s catalog was far from complete — our bodies are littered with parts we don’t need. Let’s have a look at some of them.

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Becoming cyborgs: exploring the future of the human body

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10 Human Body Modifications You Can Expect in the next Decade

You are already a cyborg! Here's 10 ways you could merge even more with technology in the coming decade.

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The Future of the Human Body

Ten innovations that will improve quality of life"”and bring down health care costs

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Techno-Panic Reporting: The Media Deserves No Mercy

I've always felt that the maxim "history repeats" is a little oversimplified. There are countless patterns and cycles in history, but they are simply elements of a whole that is always changing. When history repeats, it's rarely...

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This paper will consider the structure of fear appeal arguments in technology policy debates and then outline how those arguments can be deconstructed and refuted in both cultural and economic contexts. Several examples of fear appeal arguments will be offered with a particular focus on online child safety, digital privacy, and cybersecurity. The various factors contributing to “fear cycles” in these policy areas will be documented.

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I’ve just had a new article published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in which I make the case against “techno-panics,” which refers to public and political cr…

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The Return of the Techno-Moral Panic

In the 1990s, they were premature. This time, they might have arrived too late.

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