Humanity 2.0
The RSA has just published the video footage to the Humanity 2.0 debate I chaired with panellists Professor Steve Fuller, Dr China Mieville, Dr Sarah Chan & Dr Rachel Armstrong.
The RSA has just published the video footage to the Humanity 2.0 debate I chaired with panellists Professor Steve Fuller, Dr China Mieville, Dr Sarah Chan & Dr Rachel Armstrong.
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)
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…
My latest film for the Creative Futures Research Centre website
In 2008, Slavoj Zizek was in Liverpool for a couple of days. I took a few photographs of him at a lecture, which have been published in numerous books about him.
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
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 →
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.
Artist John O’Shea is a dear friend and a great young artist whose latest work is titled ‘Pigs Bladder Football’. I Chaired a debate during the #ANDfest about ‘Fanaticism’ inspired by his work.
On 14th June, the International Olympic Academy celebrated its 50th birthday.
This important organization for the Olympic movement receives nearly no press attention, is funded by the Hellenic Olympic Committtee and is located in Olympia, Greece.
