28 min listen
Immortality - transhumanism
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Immortality: Pursuing a life beyond the human. Anya Bernstein, Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, talks to Laurie Taylor about the Russian visionaries and utopians who seek to overcome the limitations of our material bodies. Also, Alex Thomas, Lecturer in Media Production at the University of East London, explores the ethical dilemmas relating to transhumanism. Who will benefit from technologies which assist the desire to transcend our mortal state?
Producer: Jayne Egerton
Producer: Jayne Egerton
Released:
Oct 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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