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Episode #65 – The Question of Human “Enhancement,” Past and Future – with John Danaher, PhD

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October 19, 2014

Episode #65 - The Question of Human "Enhancement," Past and Future - with John Danaher, PhD

John Danaher attained his PhD from University College Cork in Ireland, and presently writes on various topics related to ethics and human enhancement for organizations like the Institute for Ethics and Emergence Technology. He is currently a lecturer in law at NUI Galway.

In this episode, we explore the concept of human “enhancement” from a philosophical and legal standpoint, and consider it’s implications in the coming decades of technological development.

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