I have noticed that many of the most commented upon posts here at Secondhand Smoke have to do with transhumanism, futuristic technologies, and whether we will remain fully human in the coming biotech age.
Well, for those interested in such things, my friend Nigel Cameron has a blog up and running in which he ponders and discusses issues such as nano technology, artificial intelligence, and the like, and expounds on what it’s all about, Alfie. It’s called “Choosing Tomorrow,” because, I suppose, that’s precisely what we are doing. Check him out here.
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