The Rise of Cyborgs and Post Human Beings

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Are we becoming cyborgs?

We humans have been meddling with our bodies for thousands of years, but now technology allows us to do things that not long ago seemed impossible. Hearing aids and pacemakers have been with us for a while, and now we have the cochlear implant, and experiments with the bionic eye. 

Even inventions such as the mobile phone are changing us in ways we didn't predict. We imagine our future as a blend of biology and  technology. Where are we heading? Is our future an electronic utopia, dystopia, or somewhere in between? 

We can't know for sure where this road is heading, but The Rise of Cyborgs and Post Human Beings panel will be fun, thoughtful, and maybe challenging.

Read our story in the Canberra Times.   (Photo: Jeffrey Chan)

2pm Sunday, 18 August 2013, John Curtin School of Medical Research (map)
Free, bookings not required.  Front two rows equiped with Hearing Loop.
Cyborgs is part of National Science Week

Register here.

Panellists

Dr Robert Shepherd, Director of the Bionics Institute

 











Dr Bruce McCabe, S2 Intelligence, author Skinjob

You can hear Rod's interview with Bruce and author of the Philip K Dick Android story, David Dufty http://fuzzylogicon2xx.podbean.com/2013/06/16/better-than-human/
 








Prof Bob Williamson, Research Leader, Machine Learning Group at NICTA

 

Joav Niran, cochlear implant recipient








 

Moderated by Rod Taylor, science broadcaster, freelance science writer, presenter of the popular Ask Fuzzy Fairfax column.  

AskFuzzy @ Zoho . com

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