Bibliograph

Our grandchildren redesigned, life in the bioengineered society of the near future, Michael Bess

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Our grandchildren redesigned, life in the bioengineered society of the near future, Michael Bess

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-228) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Our grandchildren redesigned

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900594511

Responsibility statement

Michael Bess

Sub title

life in the bioengineered society of the near future

Table Of Contents

Envisioning the future : between the Jetsons and the Singularity -- Pharmaceuticals -- Bioelectronics -- Genetics and epigenetics -- Wild cards : nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, robotics, synthetic biology -- Should we re-engineer the human condition? -- Who gets enhanced? -- A fragmenting species? : cultural preferences inscribed into biology -- If I ran the zoo. adventures along the plant/animal/human/machine borderlands -- Mechanization of the self -- Turbocharging moral character -- Shared intimacies: monitoring and transmitting mental contents -- Virtual reality and (yawn) this other reality -- Til death do us no longer part. Implications of extremely long healthspans -- New sounds for the old guitar : sex, food, privacy, the arts, warfare -- Why extreme modifications should be postponed, or, the Singularity can wait -- Humane values in a world of moderate enhancements -- What you and I can do today -- Enhancing humility : some concluding thoughts

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