{"id":131918,"date":"2021-12-07T11:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/transhumanism-and-humanitys-desire-to-escape-death"},"modified":"2021-12-07T11:22:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:22:40","slug":"transhumanism-and-humanitys-desire-to-escape-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/transhumanism-and-humanitys-desire-to-escape-death","title":{"rendered":"Transhumanism and Humanity\u2019s Desire to Escape Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EasPuz4X8iU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Transhumanism, briefly explained, means the modification of human beings through technology and engineering. It employs a variety of methods used to cure ailments, or upgrading humans just for the sake of it. Creating people that are smarter, stronger, healthier, or more productive.<\/p>\n<p>It comes with plenty of social and ethical implications and challenges. How will we face this future? Let\u2019s find out today.<\/p>\n<p>Notes and References:<br \/> [1] Harari, N.Y. (2017). Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. HarperCollins Publishing: New York, NY<br \/> [2] Niller, E. (2018, August 10). Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution. Time. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/food-technology-gene-editing\">https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/food-\u2026ne-editing<\/a>.<br \/> [3] Epstein, L.R., Lee, S.S., Miller, M.F., &amp; Lombardi, H.A. (2021). CRISPR, animals, and FDA oversight: Building a path to success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(22) e2004831117, doi:10.1073\/pnas.2004831117<br \/> [4] Park, A. (2019, August 6). CRISPR Gene Editing Is Being Tested in Human Patients, and the Results Could Revolutionize Health Care. Time. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5642755\/crispr-gene-editing-humans\/\">https:\/\/time.com\/5642755\/crispr-gene-editing-humans\/<\/a><br \/> [5][Neuralink]. (2021, April 8). Monkey MindPong[Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ<\/a><br \/> [6] Ritchie, H., Ortiz-Ospina E. &amp; Roser, M. (2013). Life Expectancy. OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/life-expectancy\">https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/life-expectancy<\/a>.<br \/> [7] Sinclair, D.A. &amp; LaPlante, M.D. (2019). Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don\u2019t Have To. Atria Books: New York, NY.<br \/> [8] Kharpal, A. (2017, February 13). Elon Musk: Humans must merge with machines or become irrelevant in AI age. CNBC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/02\/13\/elon-musk-humans-merge-machines-cyborg-artificial-intelligence-robots.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/02\/13\/elon-musk-humans-merge-machi\u2026obots.html<\/a>.<br \/> [9] Humanity+ \u2014World Transhumanist Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/humanityplus.org\">https:\/\/humanityplus.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to learn more about Transhumanism? Check out these sources!<br \/> [Kurzgesagt \u2013 In a Nutshell]. (2020, December 10). Can You Upload Your Mind &amp; Live Forever?[Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4b33NTAuF5E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4b33NTAuF5E<\/a>.<br \/> [Kurzgesagt \u2013 In a Nutshell]. (2017, October 20). Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?[Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GoJsr4IwCm4&t=1s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GoJsr4IwCm4&amp;t=1s<\/a>.<br \/> [Kurzgesagt \u2013 In a Nutshell]. (2017, November 3). How to Cure Aging \u2013 During Your Lifetime?[Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MjdpR-TY6QU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MjdpR-TY6QU<\/a><br \/> [BBC Ideas]. (2019, December 31). Transhumanism: Will humans evolve to something smarter? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 20 \u2014 BBC Ideas[Video]. 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