Transhumanist Prophecies of Doom: Infertility, Plastic, and Aliens
Against the transhumanist prophecy of plastic genderlessness, let us recover our own ideal for a future populated by the same righteous exemplars as the best of our past.
Against the transhumanist prophecy of plastic genderlessness, let us recover our own ideal for a future populated by the same righteous exemplars as the best of our past.
For the first time in history, researchers have managed to produce a net energy gain in a fusion experiment using lasers. While commercial use would need to see a great increase in effectivity, scientists hail this as a major breakthrough.
With the discovery of the second largest rare earth element reserve in the world, Turkey is hoping to boost its own ‘Turkish Economy Model’ and develop a high-end product industry to compete on the international stage.
The techno-determinists have glimpsed the coming of a god and feel quite sure that he is impossible to resist. But we should oppose their fatalism and hubris with faithfulness to human integrity and dignity.
To promote a masterpiece of Edgar Degas for an upcoming auction, Christie’s decided not to physically ship the sculpture around the globe, but instead opted for holographic projections of the work.
Chinese scientists have developed a robotic ‘nanny’ to care for an artificial womb. They assert that this robotic method will be more efficient than natural pregnancy, and sociologists hope that it will also solve the problem of plummeting birth rates in China.
The US and the European Union cooperate in the regulation of the AI and big-tech industries.
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