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    Human Enhancement

    The scientific and ethical dimensions of striving for perfection

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    Human Enhancement

    The scientific and ethical dimensions of striving for perfection

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    3. Public opinion on the future use of brain implants

    Surgically implanted computer chip in the brain for much improved cognitive abilities Respondents to the Pew Research Center survey read the following statement: “New developments in understanding the brain are creating the possibility that doctors will be able to surgically implant a small computer chip in the brain. Right now, these implanted devices are being […]

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    3. Public opinion on the future use of brain implants

    Surgically implanted computer chip in the brain for much improved cognitive abilities Respondents to the Pew Research Center survey read the following statement: “New developments in understanding the brain are creating the possibility that doctors will be able to surgically implant a small computer chip in the brain. Right now, these implanted devices are being […]

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    Q&A: Two perspectives on human enhancement technologies and how the public views them

    Christian Brugger, a professor of moral theology at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, believes that people are right to be concerned about the social impact of human enhancement. Anders Sandberg, a research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, thinks that, on balance, human enhancement will improve and enrich our lives.

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    Why Americans are wary of using technology to ‘enhance’ humans

    Emerging technologies that draw from biomedical technology, nanotechnology, information technology and other fields may lead to any number of ways people might be able to “upgrade” themselves. But a majority of Americans greet the possibility of these breakthroughs with more wariness and worry than enthusiasm and hope.

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    2. Views of race relations

    There’s no consensus among American adults about the state of race relations in the U.S.: 48% say race relations are generally bad, and 44% say they are generally good. Similarly, when asked about the amount of attention paid to race and racial issues in the country these days, about as many say there is too […]

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