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| Return of the GenRich?by Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesOctober 29th, 2009There has been a brief flurry of discussion about future separate species of humans. |
| Strange New World[Book Review]by Jeanette Winterson, The New York TimesSeptember 20th, 2009Margaret Atwood's new novel, "The Year of the Flood," takes place in the same bioengineered world as her 2003 work of speculative fiction, "Oryx and Crake." |
| Michael Sandel on genetics, morality, and a new politics of the common goodby Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 11th, 2009"It is tempting to think that bioengineering our children and ourselves for success in a competitive society is an exercise of freedom. But changing our nature to fit the world, rather than the other way around, is actually the deepest form of disempowerment." |
| Transhumanists as Nihilists, Continuedby Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 2nd, 2009Why do transhumanists advocate for technologies and policies that even they apparently admit will likely lead to such a dark future? |
| Capitalism 1, Transhumanism 0by Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesAugust 31st, 2009Singularity University's first students have revealed the projects for which they are seeking capital, and they backed away from transhumanist or singularitarian ideas. |
| Libertarians Diss Democracyby Marcy Darnovsky, Biopolitical TimesMay 14th, 2009Transhumanists put their disdain for democracy in writing. |
| A crash course in emerging technologiesby David Gelles, Financial TimesApril 24th, 2009Through a combination of techno-optimism, wide-eyed idealism and belief in the perfectibility of human beings, Singularity University is an institution meant to legitimize extreme thinking. |
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