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From Humanities to Metahumanities: Transhumanism and the Future of Education. Poppy Frances Gibson
When I tell people I am a transhumanist, it often raises an eyebrow â or several questions. What is transhumanism? What is a âposthumanâ? Why would anyone want to live forever? This article will briefly respond to these questions (amongst others) and consider what this may mean for the education sector. Key questions will be identified in the area of transhumanism and education as four themes are considered: teachers, human hardware, curriculum and lifelong learning. With âtransâ meaning âacrossâ, transhumanism is a âtechnoprogressiveâ socio-political and intellectual movement (Porter, 2017) that involves transforming our primitive human selves into selves enhanced through technology. Transhumanism aims to develop our physical, emotional and cognitive capacities and thus to open up new possibilities and horizons of experience (Thompson, 2017). The end goal is one day to become âposthumanâ: combating ageing and freeing ourselves from current biological limitations.
For a Bright Future of Work, We Must Get Better at Collaborating With Machines
Ogba Educational Clinic
Theoretically, workers have been on the fast track to obsolescence since the Luddites took sledgehammers to industrial looms in the early 1800s.
In 1790, 90 percent of all Americans made their living as farmers; today itâs less than 2 percent. Did those jobs disappear? Not exactly. The agrarian economy morphed, first into the industrial economy, next into the service economy, now into the information economy.
Automation produces job substitution far more than it does job obliteration. And even when automation takes hold of a range of professional roles, this doesnât always create the dire results we expect.
AI-Powered Wearable Predicts Heart Failure Before It Happens
Incredible Ai
A new wearable sensor could save the lives of heart-failure patients.
The artificially intelligent technology helps doctors remotely detect critical changes days before a crisis occurs.
It may even prevent hospitalization, according to a study by University of Utah Health and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System scientists.
On the far side of the Moon, Chinaâs lunar lander makes a game-changing discovery
âChangâe 4âs landing was no mean feat in itself. The reason why it is so difficult to send anything, robot or man, to the far side of the Moon, is because it is difficult to maintain communications with ground control on Earth with a giant rock in between (the Moon!).â
Changâe-4 is the first spacecraft ever to land on the Moonâs far side.
Space docking first gives commercial satellites a new lease of life
Two unmanned commercial satellites have docked in orbit for the first time. On February 25, Northrop Grummanâs Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) linked up with the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) communication satellite at an altitude of 22,416 mi (36,076 km) above the Earth as part of a project to extend the service life of satellites that are running low on propellants.
The building and launching of satellites is extremely expensive, so itâs more than just frustrating when a perfectly good spacecraft has to be disposed of or abandoned simply because it has run out of the propellants needed to keep it in its proper orbit and pointed at Earth. There have been a number of solutions proposed for this problem â in this case Northropâs MEV-1 is designed to match orbits with aging satellites, dock, and take over the job of maintaining orbit and attitude.
MEV-1 was launched on October 9, 2019, and then executed a series of orbital maneuvers to rendezvous with IS-901, 180 mi (290 km) above geosynchronous orbit. Northrop says the target communication satellite was removed from service last December after over 19 years of service and its customers transferred to other Intelsats.
Artificial Intelligence In Your Toilet. Yes, Really!
AI seems to be everywhere, but until recently, it wasnât a part of your toilet. Companies are wanting to change that not only to appeal to peopleâs comfort levels with built-in access to Alexa, LED lights, and hands-free lids but also because smart toilets can serve as essential health trackers.
