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Popular Mechanics- “Redefining The Human: The Upgradable You” by Logan Ward

This article was about the upcoming medical and technological advances happening that could increase the human lifespan by 10 years within the next half-century. Everything from nanobots that clean your arteries to bones that are stronger than steel are being developed. What was most interesting, and pertinant to this class, was the development of technology that can allow a human to think something, like TURN ON THE TV, and the tv will turn on.

This has interesting implications, such as being connected to technology all the time. While I think this is totally cool, I wonder if people will become more disconnected from nature and physical relationships than they already are. We always think that new technological advances will make us more efficient, thus giving us more time for friends, family, and our passions. But in reality, we don’t spend less time with technology as it gets faster. We just accomplish more in the time that we use it.

Another interesting philosophical question raised by the article is the question of living forever. If technology allows it, should humans live forever? Would everyone want to? What would this do to the world and to the human species? It’s all very interesting…