03065nam 2200673Ia 450 991045402240332120200520144314.01-282-34265-797866123426530-470-69999-X(CKB)1000000000724965(EBL)470656(OCoLC)609849647(SSID)ssj0000295306(PQKBManifestationID)11225719(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295306(PQKBWorkID)10314753(PQKB)10224906(OCoLC)650017308(MiAaPQ)EBC470656(Au-PeEL)EBL470656(CaPaEBR)ebr10300836(CaONFJC)MIL234265(EXLCZ)99100000000072496520140723d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnhancing me[electronic resource] the hope and the hype of human enhancement /Pete MooreChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ Wiley/Dana Centrec20081 online resource (277 p.)Science Museum TechKnow Series ;v.2Includes index.0-470-72409-9 Enhancing Me: The Hope and the Hype of Human Enhancement; Contents; Introduction; I: Longer Than Life; 1: Techno Fixes; 2: Maintain and Repair; 3: Uploading; II: Brighter Than Life; 4: Let's Stretch; 5: In Touch with the Brain; 6: Maxing Memory; III: BETTER THAN LIFE; 7: Conformity in Enhancement; 8: Adding Technology; 9: Better and Beyond; IV: FASTER THAN LIFE; 10: Restoring Function; 11: Doping - Drugs and Genes; 12: Sporting Superhumans; V: HYPE OR HOPE?; IndexScience is developing more and more potential for human beings to enhance themselves. The pace of change is rapid, and some people are already warning that we are heading for a post-human future populated by ever-lasting, self-sustaining intelligence systems into which the contents of a human mind have been poured... Is this true? In Enhancing Me, Pete Moore examines the ways in which technology can change our bodies, our brains, our emotions, and how long we live. He talks to people who have actually been 'enhanced' to find out what it's like and how beneficial it is; and to the experts to Science Museum TechKnow SeriesBiotechnologyMoral and ethical aspectsHuman bodyForecastingGenetic engineeringMedical technologySocial aspectsMedical technologyElectronic books.BiotechnologyMoral and ethical aspects.Human bodyForecasting.Genetic engineering.Medical technologySocial aspects.Medical technology.174.29Moore Pete1962-918868MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454022403321Enhancing me2060822UNINA