VF003 Transhumanism and Risk - with Professor Steve Fuller

Professor Steve Fuller discusses transhumanism, how scientists should approach risk, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. Steve is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick , his most recent work has been concerned with the future of humanity, or 'Humanity 2.0'. During the interview he discussed the ideas of transhumanism and posthumanism and explained the potential directions in which humanity may move. He also argued that we should embrace technological and medical advances, as well as the risks that we may face in their development. "Humanity 2 . 0 starts to challenge a lot of the assumptions of Humanity 1 . 0 , especially in terms of issues having to do with limitations. So in other words, you might say there are two ways to go on Humanity 2 . 0 . And in my writing, I associate these with the transhuman and the posthuman, respectively." - Professor Steve Fuller Read the Transcript via Open Transcripts --- Follow the conversation on Twitter using Rate & Review the Virtual Futures Podcast Support Virtual Futures on Patreon Find out more: --- Credits Produced by Virtual Futures Recorded & Edited by Luke Robert Mason Music: Death Simstim (Music Track Only) by 0rphan Drift --- Follow Virtual Futures on Social Media Twitter Facebook Instagram Medium SoundCloud YouTube --- Our Recording Equipment (Affiliate Links) RØDE Procaster Broadcast Dynamic Microphone RØDE PSM1 Microphone Shock Mount RØDE DS1 Desktop Microphone Stand Stagg 3m High Quality XLR to XLR Plug Microphone Cable Zoom H6 Handy Recorder

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VF003 Transhumanism and Risk - with Professor Steve Fuller is an episode from Virtual Futures Podcast by Luke Robert Mason.

This episode is 58:52 long.

This episode was published on Aug 16, 2017.

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