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Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau
    #11820585 - 01/13/10 08:42 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

Anybody hear this professor from ASU this morning on ocast to coast.  He paints a pretty scary picture of the furture.
http://www.garreau.com/

Technology & Enhancement: Coast to Coast

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2010/01/12

Host:
George Noory

Guests:
Joel Garreau, Jean Sasson



A long-time reporter and editor at The Washington Post and Law Professor, Joel Garreau discussed the ethical and strategic implications of emerging technology, military applications, and human enhancement capabilities. Humanity is at a turning point--we're the first species to be on the verge of taking control of our own evolution, he commented. With forthcoming enhancements, we could literally change what it means to be human, he added.



Different types of technology-- genetic, robotic, information, and nanotech are converging and could lead to three different scenarios, he detailed. In the "heaven" scenario we conquer "pain, suffering, stupidity, ignorance, and even death," in the next 20-40 years. But in the "hell" scenario, the technology ends up in the hands of madmen or fools and destroys the human race. A third option "prevail" focuses more on people and their abilities to respond imaginatively and spontaneously to the new technologies.

Age reversal drugs may be coming on the market within the next 6 to 7 years, such as a drug that mimics reservatrol -- in fact, we may be the last generation that has to die, reported Garreau, who noted there could be ethical and policy dilemmas related to a population living much, much longer. We could evolve into two different species-- the humans who choose or can afford enhancements, and those that prefer to remain natural or don't have access to the technologies. He also shared his views that environmentalism has begun to take on the qualities of a faith-based religion.


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Re: Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau [Re: Statisticons_win]
    #11820603 - 01/13/10 08:47 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

Doesnt seem that scary to me.  Transhumanism FTW.

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Re: Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau [Re: DieCommie]
    #11820613 - 01/13/10 08:49 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

Depends on what socio-economic stratum you fall in.

not to mention the burden of 150 plus year life spans, the enduring viable womb.  Could be real interesting in the days and years to come.  I am so fucking excited to be alive.  Its a wild fucking life for sure.


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Re: Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau [Re: Statisticons_win]
    #11820640 - 01/13/10 08:56 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

we could literally change what it means to be human




It's happened before- look at the printing press.
Suddenly, we could keep our memories somewhere besides our brains- something prior humans could not do.


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Re: Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau [Re: Doc_T]
    #11820645 - 01/13/10 08:57 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

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Doc_T said:
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we could literally change what it means to be human




It's happened before- look at the printing press.
Suddenly, we could keep our memories somewhere besides our brains- something prior humans could not do.




you mean before we learned to write, or paint on caes right? Pringint press just made it easier to influence remote audiences.


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Re: Radical evolution and the grim technologies... Joel Garreau [Re: Statisticons_win]
    #11820653 - 01/13/10 09:00 AM (14 years, 2 months ago)

anyways, you have to actually do some research into what professor garreau has professed.  He talked about a monkey DARPA has wired to computer, brain to computer, then from 600 miles away made a remote contorlled robotic arm move with nary but a thought. Its amazing.  The game done changed.

matrix, lol.


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