Transhumanism and Technoethics

Here’s the footage from my first talk at Die Untoten in Hamburg last year.

Design for Evolution

On 23rd, I give a talk in Helsinki for a lecture series at Aalto University, thematically associated with the World Design Capital in 2012.

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Why Anti-Doping Will Not Last

Presentation from Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law School last month

Journalistic Cultures, Moscow

Tomorrow, I’ll be heading to Russia to speak at Moscow State University for a Journalism conference. Here’s the programme.

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Roy Stringer Lecture

On Nov 1st, I’ll take part in a panel debate that will take place as part of FACT’s Roy Stringer Lecture, which is given this year by Martha Lane Fox. The title for the event is ‘The Democratising Role of the Web’

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Battle of Ideas

From 28-30 October, I’ll be speaking at the Battle of Ideas in London. I’ll take part in two sessions, both broadly focused on the ethics of biological modification. The first is on Saturday and are titled ‘Designer people: is technology making us less human?’ (Sun, 1230pm, Lecture Theatre 1) and ‘Smart Drugs: Magic Bullet or Cheating Ourselves?’ (Sun, 345pm, Lecture Theatre 1)

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Barcelona - against the war 2003

Deporte, ética y derecho

In Octubre, estare hablar sobre deporte, ética y derecho en Barcelona por el Universidad Pomeu Fabra. Es un conferencia en la escula de derecho y abajo tiene la programa. Within my talk, I will weave in themes about democracy, freedom and the good life…

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Social Media and the Olympics

Olympics + Doping

The Olympics, Doping and the Meaning of Sport: Performance enhancement technologies and the changing boundaries of human natureDate: Wednesday 5 October 2011, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Venue: The Millenium Room, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds

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Humanity 2.0 RSA

On 6th October I will chair the launch of Professor Steve Fuller’s new book ‘Humanity 2.0‘. Find below the brief for this sold out event: Continue Reading →

#media2012 Hacks & Hackers

During the #ANDfest we had a Hacks and Hackers meeting run by ScraperWiki. Participants spent the day developing a story and scraping data to support it. This was an important step forward for #media2012. Here are some photos from the day.