When man meets metal: rise of the transhumans
In this futuristic-ally-inspired article, the Guardian begs the question: At the borderline of technology and biology, ‘bodyhacking’ pioneers are defying nature to redesign their own bodies. The revolution of the transhumans, if you will. But is this really the future? Will the nirvana foretold by science fiction – in which biology and technology would fuse and revolutionise human capability and experience – come to realization in our lifetime? The author, Tim Adams, gives us a insider’s look at this year’s “The #Bdyhax Conference” – front-row insight into the coming “singularity”…
