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Miah on “A Case for Human Enhancement”

February 12, 2008
London, UK

Human Enhancement Technologies: The Role of Art and Design

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Goethe-Institut,
50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road
London SW7 2PH

Schedule

9.45 - 10.00: Welcome and Introduction

Professor Anthony Dunne and Professor Sandra Kemp

10.00 - 11.00: A Case for Human Enhancement

Dr Andy Miah, Reader in New Media and Bioethics, University of Paisley, Scotland

11.00 - 12.00: Human Enhancement and Communication

Dr Jon Turney, Course Leader, MSc in Creative Non-fiction, Imperial College

12.00 - 1.00: Design Approaches to Human Enhancement and Biotechnology

Professor Anthony Dunne, Head of Design Interactions, Royal College of Art.

1.00 - 2.00 Lunch

2.00 - 3.00: Case Study: Symbiotica

Oron Catts, Co-director, Tissue Culture and Art project, School of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of Western Australia

3.00 - 4.00: BioArt Approaches to Human Enhancement and Biotechnology

Jens Hauser, Curator

4.00 - 5.00: Human Enhancement Technologies, Art and Identity

Professor Sandra Kemp, Director of Research, Royal College of Art,

5.00 - 5.30: Human Enhancement Technologies in Film and Cinema Film

Noam Toran and Onkar Kular, Royal College of Art

5.30 - 6.00 Conclusions

7.00 - 9.00 Dinner

For more information please contact Michael Burton on 07947 354 284 or
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