I took all the information I could find from my blog that dealt with trans-humanism. I wish I had more information, but this a compilation of the material I could find from my blog.
2) Homo Homo Sapiens dominance of world population. (I looked at a new form of human evolution. This evolution would be a integration of technology with the human body. This new "species" would eventually replace the Homo Homo Sapien race.)
* a) http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmallBiz/story?id=6854658&page=1 (This article gives vague information on the pursuit of Homo Evolutis by Jaun Enriquez, CEO of a biomedical company)
* b) http://hplusbiopolitics.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/homo-evolutis-the-backlash/ (This article talks about backlash Enriquez has experienced because of his definition of human Evolution. This provides a rare and interesting perspective that brings about more questions of Homo Evolutis.)
* c) http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090305-tows-oz-live-longer/2 (This article gives detailed information on ways to prolong life with state of the art technology.)
There is a second part to our homework. We needed to apply TRIZ to our semester topic. My topic is trans-humanism. Trans-humanism is only on the verge of its emergence. We can use a hearing aid as a prime example. Hearing aids now help people who cannot hear well. One day we will be able to branch out hearing aid capability with the advancement of technology. We could eventually give people who do not need hearing aids better hearing ability. This could play an advantage when hunting (you could hear the game from further distances),etc. We could also make regenerable body parts. This could help a person who has a depletion of certain cells that are pivotal to maintaining a healthy life.
We then had to take ten TRIZ items and apply them to our topic.
Universality: make one thing do more than one thing. Our ears could implanted with a device that could not only make us hear better, but receive wireless signals that our brain could interpret.
Anti-weight: counter heaviness with flotation. We could implant artificial life vests into our body to stay afloat on water.
Preliminary action: do something to an object before it is needed. We could have a sensor that tells us if our heart rate was abnormal.
Partial or excessive action: Do a little too much or too little, then fix. We could make our hands faster for typing purposes by implanting a mechanism in the hand.
Cheap short-lived objects: throw it away afterwards. We could make cheaper prosthetics. Any amputee could have a throw away arm.
Color changes: change color or transparency of object or environment. We could modify the color of our skin to match our environment.
Phase transitions: We could make our skin warm up in cold temperatures or cool down in hot temperatures.
Pneumatics and hydraulics: use gas and liquid instead of solid parts. We could use hydraulics to make us some jump higher.
Self-service: something serves itself. We could program our body to do certain things that our mind might find strenuous. Like mowing the yard.
Continuity of useful action: elimination of break. We could wire our bodies to stay up longer then what our body and mind are used to. For example, we could have someone stay up the entire day so they can monitor a security system
Homework Assignment One Excerpt:
I started to read the various topics. First and foremost transhumanism stuck out to me right away. I had previously watched a video on TED.COM that was about this exact subject. A brilliant scientist named Juan Enriquez hypothesized that humans would evolve into a new species. A species that was heavily integrated with machines. He called this new species homo evolutis. These species would be better then modern day man to adapt to their environment. For example, with the improvement of hearing aid technology, humans will probably be able to hear better then we can now. The link for this lecture is: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/juan_enriquez_shares_mindboggling_new_science.html
I searched everyone blog I could find from my fellow classmates. The only excerpt that I found pertinent was the Triz application performed by Doug Ulrich. ( These possibility expansions of trans-humanism will give me more incite into what the future may hold.)
Different finger configuration (4-fingers? 3?)
-Weaponized (claws, spikes, etc.)
-Cloaking technology
-Internal Harddrive (USB in finger)
-Utility fingers (interchangable at will for different functions) (keys, tools, showy occasions)
-Advertising
-Storage compartment
-Programmable Fingerprint (can change fingerprint at will to avoid detection or trick locks)
-Installable macros in hand (to perform automated tasks)
-Custom fingernail growth (color, texture, growth pattern)
-Detachable & Remote Controllable (think Thing from The Addams Family)
-Wireless syncing with electronic devices (use hand movements as a remote control)
-Add new senses (sense composition of material, echolocation, etc.)
Part 2)
Our teacher wanted us to create an outline for our topic....
Outline for trans-humanism report:
1) Introduction to trans-humanism
- What trans-humanism is?
- Earliest scientists who brought attention to phenomena
- Possible applications for trans-humanism
- How long it will take for progress to be made
- Ethics of transhumanism
- Health concerns of trans-humanism
- What will happen and what won't.
- Potential Roadblocks
5) Conclusion
- Summary
- General description of the direction of trans-humanism.
Part 3)
Our teacher wanted us to try to categorize our blog information to fit our outline.
1) Introduction:
I started to read the various topics. First and foremost transhumanism stuck out to me right away. I had previously watched a video on TED.COM that was about this exact subject. A brilliant scientist named Juan Enriquez hypothesized that humans would evolve into a new species. A species that was heavily integrated with machines. He called this new species homo evolutis. These species would be better then modern day man to adapt to their environment. For example, with the improvement of hearing aid technology, humans will probably be able to hear better then we can now.
2)What is on the frontier?:
Universality: make one thing do more than one thing. Our ears could implanted with a device that could not only make us hear better, but receive wireless signals that our brain could interpret.
Anti-weight: counter heaviness with flotation. We could implant artificial life vests into our body to stay afloat on water.
Preliminary action: do something to an object before it is needed. We could have a sensor that tells us if our heart rate was abnormal.
Partial or excessive action: Do a little too much or too little, then fix. We could make our hands faster for typing purposes by implanting a mechanism in the hand.
Cheap short-lived objects: throw it away afterwards. We could make cheaper prosthetics. Any amputee could have a throw away arm.
Color changes: change color or transparency of object or environment. We could modify the color of our skin to match our environment.
Phase transitions: We could make our skin warm up in cold temperatures or cool down in hot temperatures.
Pneumatics and hydraulics: use gas and liquid instead of solid parts. We could use hydraulics to make us some jump higher.
Self-service: something serves itself. We could program our body to do certain things that our mind might find strenuous. Like mowing the yard.
Continuity of useful action: elimination of break. We could wire our bodies to stay up longer then what our body and mind are used to. For example, we could have someone stay up the entire day so they can monitor a security system
Doug Ulrich's Contribution:
Different finger configuration (4-fingers? 3?)
-Weaponized (claws, spikes, etc.)
-Cloaking technology
-Internal Harddrive (USB in finger)
-Utility fingers (interchangable at will for different functions) (keys, tools, showy occasions)
-Advertising
-Storage compartment
-Programmable Fingerprint (can change fingerprint at will to avoid detection or trick locks)
-Installable macros in hand (to perform automated tasks)
-Custom fingernail growth (color, texture, growth pattern)
-Detachable & Remote Controllable (think Thing from The Addams Family)
-Wireless syncing with electronic devices (use hand movements as a remote control)
-Add new senses (sense composition of material, echolocation, etc.)
3)Possible Issue and Implications:
http://hplusbiopolitics.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/homo-evolutis-the-backlash/ (This article talks about backlash Enriquez has experienced because of his definition of human Evolution. This provides a rare and interesting perspective that brings about more questions of Homo Evolutis.
6)References:
* a) http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmallBiz/story?id=6854658&page=1 (This article gives vague information on the pursuit of Homo Evolutis by Jaun Enriquez, CEO of a biomedical company)
* b) http://hplusbiopolitics.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/homo-evolutis-the-backlash/ (This article talks about backlash Enriquez has experienced because of his definition of human Evolution. This provides a rare and interesting perspective that brings about more questions of Homo Evolutis.)
* c) http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090305-tows-oz-live-longer/2 (This article gives detailed information on ways to prolong life with state of the art technology.)
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