"With every tool man is perfecting his own organs, whether motor or sensory, or is removing the limits to their functioning...Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God. When he puts on his auxiliary organs he is truly magnificent; but these organs have not grown on to him and they still give him much trouble at times." --Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents
Also check out technoprogressive multimedia on Thoughtware.tv
A preview of a new book by Steven Rose.The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe. We can potentially cure Alzheimer’s disease and control behaviour. What are the consequences? Steven Rose in conversation with Colin Blakemore.
IEET Blog |
email list |
newsletter |
The IEET is a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered in the State of Connecticut in the United States.
Contact: Executive Director, Dr. James J. Hughes,
Williams 229B, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford CT
06106 USA
Email: director @ ieet.org phone:
860-297-2376
Listen/View
IEET Blog