Transhumanism: Beyond The Human Body

A mutant, a cyborg and a floating disembodied consciousness walk into a bar. Sounds like science fiction? Maybe not: technology is blurring the lines between fact and fiction. Join us in an interactive forum on transhumanism: learn about the potential in upgrading of the human body, and question the fundamentals of what it really means to be human! Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/323010801416959/ We have Mr David Wood (chair, London Futurists) and Mr Chris Monteiro (contributor to Hpluspedia.org) coming down to share with us, so do take the opportunity to ask as many relevant questions as you need! ENTRY IS FREE! Points to be raised include: • What qualifies as a "transhuman" change? • Different types of "upgrades" (e.g. mechanical aids, cognitive aids, gene therapy, reversal of aging) • When will these technologies arrive? • Societal implications (e.g. potential overpopulation, creation of a super-elite minority, resistance from conservative groups) • Philosophical implications: should we do it? All these, and more!