Inventing Our Evolution
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/15/AR2005051501092_pf.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1791.6318
We're almost able to build better human beings. But are we ready?
Post
Monday, May 16, 2005; A01
The surge of innovation that has given the world everything from iPods
to talking cars is now turning inward, to our own minds and bodies. In
an adaptation from his new book, Washington Post staff writer Joel
Garreau looks at the impact of the new technology.
Some changes in what it means to be human:
· Matthew Nagel, 25, can move objects with his thoughts. The paralyzed
former high school football star, whose spinal cord was severed in a
stabbing incident, has a jack coming out of the right side of his
skull. Sensors in his brain can read his neurons as they fire. These
are connected via computer to a robotic hand. When he thinks about
moving his hand, the artificial thumb and forefinger open and close.
Researchers hope this technology will, within our lifetimes, allow the
wheelchair-bound to walk. The military hopes it will allow pilots to
fly jets using their minds.
Justice Under the Microscope
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/opinion/16mon3.html
http://forums.delphiforums.com/atheistrefuge/messages?msg=1786.8306
DNA is only as reliable as the humans testing it.
The Road to Riches
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/5ba95f4634dec9cd
and thread
The Road to Riches
http://tinyurl.com/55nzo
A Blueprint for the Future
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/59c28cd6dfe6f60f
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