Here is a scientific innovation just published by the journal Nature Materials that, if confirmed, would be a blessing for millions of people suffering from blindness or severe visual impairment. Italian researchers have developed a retinal implant that converts light to
PlusTranshumanism wants to seduce us. The myth of Frankenstein warns us that it may well destroy us. Intelligence or super-intelligence? We are beginning to get used to the term "transhumanism" which is still struggling to make its way into spell-check software. Behind this term, there are several currents that carry their own nuances on both sides and in both directions.
PlusAvec le développement des intelligences artificielles se posent de nombreuses questions sociétales. En particulier, comment définir une éthique de ce domaine ? Armen Khatchatourov, philosophe à Télécom École de Management et membre de la Chaire « Valeurs et politiques des informations personnelles » de l’IMT, observe et analyse avec attention
PlusOn 30 January next, the European Bioethics Forum will open its seventh edition until 4 February. On the theme "Human, post-human", which will be broken down into 35 debates, 135 experts, 40 major witnesses from the public, 370 schoolchildren and the general public will give their views. The human being is being transformed before our eyes, physically,
PlusEn mars prochain, un important assureur japonnais remplacera 34 de ses employés par une intelligence artificielle. Cela viendrait à conforter le rapport publié en 2015 par l’Institut de recherche Nomura, prévoyant que près de la moitié des emplois au Japon sera tenue par des robots en 2035. Déjà, aux USA,
PlusThe emergence of new technologies and the progress made in many fields (digital, robotics, medicine...) have revolutionized our daily life and the way we look at the evolution of humanity in just a few years. What will we look like in the future? What are the limits? Answers at the France Culture conference
PlusIn less than fifteen years, the prophecies of those who foretell the victory over death and the triumph of a non-biological life form are likely to be fulfilled. Google's slogan "we're going to kill death" is not just an advertising slogan. For unbridled technology is moving inexorably towards the
PlusToday you can have your DNA sequenced in one day, and maybe in five years you can repair it with the so-called CRISPR/cas9 correction technologies. At the same time, the Internet short-circuits your ways of moving (with Uber and AirB&B), of checking yourself (quantified self and telemedicine) or of learning (MOOCS),
PlusYou no longer need to turn to science fiction to find cyborgs. We're all in it now. Mobile phones, activity sensors, pacemakers, breast implants and even aspirin patches, all are like biological, cognitive or social extensions of our bodies, and tend to
PlusLe corps est devenu un terrain de jeu. On connaît des artistes comme l’australien Stelarc qui s’est fait greffer une oreille sur le bras gauche ou des scientifiques comme Kevin Warwick qui s’est doté d’implants électroniques. Ces cas isolés deviennent légion avec l’engouement pour la biologie de garage et des
PlusCertains d’entre nous ont un sens de l’orientation si peu développé qu’ils sont capables de se perdre au fond de leur jardin. Pourtant, chez certaines espèces animales le sens de l’orientation est une condition de survie. Dotées d’une véritable boussole intégrée, ces espèces sont en mesure de retrouver le nord
PlusLa technologie peut se révéler fâcheuse. Nos poches s’alourdissent de smartphones de plus en plus gros au point de devenir difficiles à extirper lorsque nous sommes pressés. Et jusqu’à présent, les tentatives de rendre nos appareils plus facilement accessibles avec des montres connectées ont échoué. Mais qu’arriverait-il si une partie
PlusThe music lives in colour, it seems obvious to you. The velvet you caress with your hand tastes like chocolate. You count by following the rainbow of numbers in your mind, just as the letters of the alphabet have never been written simply in black on a black background.
PlusPatent the inhuman. It is the human who takes the initiative, today, yesterday and the day before yesterday. Today, the Islamic state uses the most sophisticated information technology to recruit idle, senseless young people to commit atrocities. Isn't playing ball with decapitated heads, crucifying, enjoyable and worthy of being broadcast?
PlusIn the '70s, the Sex Pistols sang, "I'm an antichrist, don't know what I want, but I know how to get it..." This phrase perfectly describes what is happening to us today. Our world is full of ways ("I know how to get it"), but it doesn't know how to get it.
PlusIn the '70s, the Sex Pistols sang, "I'm an antichrist, don't know what I want, but I know how to get it..." This phrase perfectly describes what is happening to us today. Our world is full of ways ("I know how to get it"), but it doesn't know how to get it.
PlusTEDx, programme qui permet aux écoles, aux entreprises, et aux organisations de participer, à leur échelle, au partage d’idées et à une belle expérience humaine, teindra son prochain forum le samedi 11 juin de 14h30 à 20h à l’Université Panthéon Sorbonne sur le thème « Humanité E-réelle ». UP’ Magazine sera présent
PlusLes rêves transhumanistes n’ont pas de limites. Les technosciences nous habituent à des annonces chaque fois plus sidérantes sur les capacités acquises dans les labos pour faire reculer la mort. Cette fois-ci, c’est au tour d’une équipe américano-indienne de lever un des derniers tabous : ressusciter les morts. Ces chercheurs ont
PlusA race of exoskeletons, a bionic arm event and a thought-driven avatar challenge. Here is the program of the Cybathlon which fascinates and could make you believe in a science fiction movie. On October 8, 2016, Zurich will host the first sports competition using bionic equipment: the Cybathlon. Reserved
PlusThe music lives in colour, it seems obvious to you. The velvet you caress with your hand tastes like chocolate. You count by following the rainbow of numbers in your mind, just as the letters of the alphabet have never been written simply in black on a black background.
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