After a small hiatus, we're back and discussing the new innovations that are under way within the world of human and computer interfacing.

Today, we discuss the core foundational elements of transhumanism, and how its been apart of our daily lives for some time.

Some good links to check out:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/transhumanism (https://www.britannica.com/topic/transhumanism)

https://whatistranshumanism.org/ (https://whatistranshumanism.org/)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism_in_fiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism_in_fiction)

https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Wiki (https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Wiki)

We look at how technology have impacted our own moral “compasses", and how ethics can be an afterthought in today's hyper evolving models of operation.

Notes and Further Reading:

University of Pennsylvania of the decline of morality: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/decline-of-morality/ (https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/decline-of-morality/)

Stanford’s Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Moral Values and Tech: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/it-moral-values/#MorChaInfTec (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/it-moral-values/#MorChaInfTec)

Target Pregnancy Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#4d6772046668 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#4d6772046668)

Exploring the current biohacking landscape and how we already biohack our bodies every day, and not even realize it!

We discuss the impacts of the current pandemic and how technology is changing humans to a "new normal" with connections.

Research Notes:

https://www.futuristgerd.com/2020/03/a-crisis-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste-how-covid-19-changed-our-world-futurist-gerd-leonhard-looks-back-from-the-near-future/ (Futurist Gerd).

Ezra Klein for https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21173938/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-elderly-epidemic-isolation-quarantine (Vox).

Georgia https://news.uga.edu/research-covid19-effect-on-relationships/ (study).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitymillhiser/2020/04/16/what-covid-19-has-taught-businesses-about-digital-and-the-human-connection/#2a43707fa9a8 (Forbes): Covid-19, Businesses, and the Human Connection.

https://time.com/5817453/coronavirus-human-touch/ (TIME): Lack of Human Touch.

https://www.mitchalbom.com/human-touch-story/ (Mitch Albom).

The Drum https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/04/15/chatbots-and-personalisation-the-impact-covid-19-communication (op-ed).

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/307619/religion-covid-virus.aspx (Gallup).

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