The Age of Robots ~ The Bionic Man

 

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the fifth and penultimate episode of the acclaimed documentary series – The Age of Robots.

The Bionic Heart

In this instalment we will look at the technology behind Bionics to create a real Six Million Dollar Man.

Can We All Become Geniuses?

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another episode of the acclaimed documentary series “Through the Wormhole" hosted by veteran actor Morgan Freeman.

This instalment looks at the possibility of boosting human intelligence.

22nd Century: World Wide Mind

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the pilot of the documentary series 22^nd Century: World Wide Mind which unfortunately never saw fruition as a full fledged series. 

Michael Chorost

Michael Chorost wrote the screenplay for this pilot documentary, which aired on PBS in January 2007. He sits on external advisory boards for neuroscience research at Northwestern and Brown.

The Nano Revolution ~ More Than Human

A Transhumanist Utopia

Today on Far Future Horizons we will premiere a new three part documentary series titled “The Nano Revolution”.

Are Robots The Future of Human Evolution?

Homo Cyberneticus

Will the human species take the course of its future evolution into its own hands by merging the human mind with advances in artificial intelligence and the body with advances in robotics and bionics?

Are Homo sapiens evolving into Homo Cyberneticus?

Today on Far Future Horizons we join veteran actor Morgan Freeman in another outstanding episode of the acclaimed Science Channel documentary series Through the Wormhole which explores the question - Are Robots The Future of Human Evolution?

Turn me into a Superhuman

The Activelink Power Loader is a powerful robotic exoskeleton suit that gives its operator superhuman strength. ~ Copyright 2011 National Geographic Channel.

Who wants to be a superhero? Superhuman capabilities like running faster than a speeding bullet or being more powerful than a locomotive could be available at the push of a button. 

The Science of Superheroes

In every age and across many cultures humanity has always been intrigued by legends and tales of people graced with superhuman strength and who were hybrids of Gods and mere men. With the advent of the industrial age, we saw the argumentation of human strength and speed by merging man with machine.

In the nineteenth century, the dawning of Darwinism and the emergence of Nietzschean philosophy led to the notion that selective breeding will allow humanity to direct the course of its own evolution towards the improvement of the species. The creation of the Übermensch came into vogue.

The word Übermensch is a German word, which when translated into English means Beyond-Man or the Overman. The next step in our cultural and biological evolution in becoming trans or post-human. However, for many of us the word Übermensch has come to mean Superman.

Will twenty-first century science and technology make possible the creation of a new breed of humans? Humans gifted with extraordinary intelligence, strength and agility.  Or even make possible the advent, of that mainstay of many a childhood (and dare I say it) perhaps even adult fantasy – the costumed superhero? 

Today we take a closer look at the science behind our favourite comic book heroes and see just what it takes to become a real life Man of Steel and Cape Crusader.

Sci Fi Science- How to Become a Superhero

The ability to move “faster than a speeding bullet, to be more powerful than a speeding locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound” may soon be within your reach.

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it’s a plane, no it ain’t superman, its you in your brand new Super-suit!

Humans v2.0:Human Evolution at the Cross Roads

Will the human species take the course of its own future evolution into its hands as a result of advances in genetic engineering and the merging of the human mind with advanced computer technologies?

We are approaching a very uncertain future beyond which we can barely glimpse. On our immediate horizon lies Vernor Vinge's "Singularity", the point at which computers reach and surpass human intelligence. Will humans become extinct or will we merge with our machines in a symbiosis that will create a new player in the future evolutionary story of planet Earth. We are at the cross roads of evolution and what really lies ahead is anybody’s guess.

In the following BBC Horizon documentary meet the scientific prophets who claim we are on the verge of creating a new type of human - a human v2.0.