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Category Archives: Cyborg
National Geographic announces its Emerging Explorers for 2012
Public release date: 15-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Caroline Braun cbraun@ngs.org 202-862-8281 National Geographic Society WASHINGTON (May 15, 2012)A cyborg anthropologist, a pilot, a digital storyteller and zoologist, a crisis mapper and a guerrilla geographer are among the 15 visionary, young trailblazers from around the world who have been named to the 2012 class of National Geographic Emerging Explorers. Continue reading
Moribito Designer Asou to Draw 009 Re:Cyborg Manga
Film slated for October 27; pop-up cafés, 9 Cyborg character posters revealed Continue reading
Colourblind artist wants to be world’s first cyborg
A colourblind artist is hoping to become the first human to be officially recognised as a cyborg on his passport after being fitted with an electronic eye. Related Stories Pain road map under construction Suspended after YouTube filmed abusive rant Tyrone family pet torn apart by “wolf-like” dog Hero praised for saving burger choke man in Ballymena Dangerous estates left unfinished across … Continue reading
009 Re:Cyborg's Extended "International Version" Trailer Posted
274-second trailer introduces story's characters Continue reading
009 Re:Cyborg Anime Film's Live-Action Promo Streamed
3D adaptation of Cyborg 009 manga to open in Japan on October 27 Continue reading
Cryptic Metal Gear Rising trailer lets you not understand the story right now
Just a quick warning: you won't see any cyborg ninja guys slicing robots in twain in this Metal Gear Rising video. This is the other part of Metal Gear – the part in which shadowy “authority” types deliver long speeches you won't understand. It looks like Konami is setting up some kind of political intrigue backstory for Revengeance , with political machinations going on behind all the fighting … Continue reading
Cris Cyborg Suplexes way to Gold Medal Mundials (BJJ Worlds) 2011 – Video
03-06-2011 18:12 Cris Cyborg with incredible slams/takedowns and a suplex to win the 2011 Mundials BJJ Worlds in Long Beach, California. video by Aaron Tru Continue reading
Cris Cyborg Spinning Back Kick KO – Video
01-12-2011 23:19 Cris Cyborg lays the smack down with a spinning back kick ko during training. The strikeforce female champions talks about her training, upcoming fight, moving to 135lbs and more Continue reading
Jean-Claude Van Damme – CYBORG (1989) Part 1 – Video
01-01-2012 21:45 (Cybergenic Organism). Continue reading
Misleading Perceptions of Improving “The Human Condition”
One of my articles on Techno Progressivism has been published by the IEET. Here is an excerpt : We are perpetually consumed by this “double life” scenario between what we project our society to be, and the society we actually … Continue reading
REASONS FOR LOVE AND HOPE TO OTHER SPECIES IN THE POSTHUMAN FUTURE
I am writing this after having responded to a respected “bioethicist” friend with whom I am connected via Facebook. In his photo albums, he has a picture of a protected area for dogs in Thailand. This got me thinking. Being … Continue reading
My recent article in IEET
Hey ! My article with Khannea Suntzu, an online avatar got published in IEET. It is titled : Conflicting Convictions of Personhood and Emulated Personhood This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Christina is Bionic
Wow ! Christina anguilera becomes a CYBORG !..or rather…BIONIC as per her new album ! real cool ! heard the album isn’t doing too good in the charts, but who cares ! you rock as far as this blog is … Continue reading
Saving the "Humanism" in Transhumanism
Should a person become a transhumanist before he is a humanist or is he to become a humanist first before becoming a transhumanist ? A well crafted question but one that deserves serious thought as to it’s purpose ! If … Continue reading
Iron Man 2 and the cyborg technology offshoots
Iron Man 2 raises important questions for the transhumanist or rather, the posthumanist. In the movie, we see the US Senate committee demanding that Tony Stark, the man behind the iron man to surrender his creation for purposes of national … Continue reading
Avatar..a great movie !
I do not understand what the big deal is among transhumanist bloggers who have critically bashed the most awesome movie ever , AVATAR ! I mean, it is still not possible to get tickets in Chennai unless booked several days … Continue reading
Touch and Go
You do not just touch a life and let go. No matter how strong we think we are, we are not. I found this the hard way recently. I have found that the easiest friends to lose are those you … Continue reading
Cyborg Mystic
The neo-cultural demand for a Cyborg body is actually not that new. People have been using the body as a means of self expression and exploration since forever. But, I have increasingly found myself believing and often advocating that the … Continue reading
Realizing our humble place in the posthuman civilization !
We are often too caught up as a species with our desires for technological excellence that we fail to realize our status as transitory civilizations. Each civilization is known for it’s stereotype symbolism and so will be ours. Perhaps our … Continue reading