Season 4 Ep 11 - Part 2: DIRECTING OUR OWN EVOLUTION THROUGH ROBOTICS?
EPISODE 11: DIRECTING OUR OWN EVOLUTION THROUGH ROBOTICS?
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PART 2
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With stem-cell technology and space travel rapidly advancing, and viral agents prompting the global recognition that we are not the only intelligent lifeform out there, for Pioneer Stelarc and cyborg artist Neil Harbisson the time has come to embrace the inevitable demise of the human as is. Will we embrace a transpecies reality? Merging with mice, mycelium and more? Or perhaps we’ll start growing our own replacement organs from home. For these artists, treating the body with more freedom is the only sure way to survive the transition into the next century. Will you join them?
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Stelarc artwork courtesy of the artist.
Neil Harbisson artwork courtesy of the artist and Cyborg Arts.
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ART+TECHNOLOGY is brought to you by Hyundai Motor Company and produced in partnership with Bloomberg Media Group.
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PART 2
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With stem-cell technology and space travel rapidly advancing, and viral agents prompting the global recognition that we are not the only intelligent lifeform out there, for Pioneer Stelarc and cyborg artist Neil Harbisson the time has come to embrace the inevitable demise of the human as is. Will we embrace a transpecies reality? Merging with mice, mycelium and more? Or perhaps we’ll start growing our own replacement organs from home. For these artists, treating the body with more freedom is the only sure way to survive the transition into the next century. Will you join them?
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Stelarc artwork courtesy of the artist.
Neil Harbisson artwork courtesy of the artist and Cyborg Arts.
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ART+TECHNOLOGY is brought to you by Hyundai Motor Company and produced in partnership with Bloomberg Media Group.
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