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== Possible Topics ==
 
 
* Google Glass
 
* Eyeborg
 
* Tentacle
 
* Exoskeletons
 
  
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
 
<biblio>
 
<biblio>
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#RoyalSociety2012 Royal Society Workshop Report on Human Enhancement and the Future of Work. Nov 2012. [http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/policy/projects/human-enhancement/2012-11-06-Human-enhancement.pdf Download PDF]
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// Concentrate on Chapter 2: Cognitive Enhancement (pages 13-22).
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# [http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/augmented-humans-121108.htm Article Link]
 
#Lin2013 Lin, P. "Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes" '''The Atlantic''' Jan 4, 2013. [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/could-human-enhancement-turn-soldiers-into-weapons-that-violate-international-law-yes/266732/ Article Link]
 
#Lin2013 Lin, P. "Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes" '''The Atlantic''' Jan 4, 2013. [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/could-human-enhancement-turn-soldiers-into-weapons-that-violate-international-law-yes/266732/ Article Link]
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#Eyeborg2013 Spence, R. "Eyeborg Project – About" [http://eyeborgproject.com/about/ Visit Website].
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// Explore the pages and videos.
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#GoogleGlass2013 [http://www.google.com/glass/start/ Google Glass Website] | [https://plus.google.com/+GoogleGlass/posts Project Blog Posts] |[https://sites.google.com/site/arethics/ The Ethics of Google Glasses and Augmented Reality].
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// Explore these pages and videos.
 
</biblio>
 
</biblio>
  
 
== Additional Reading/Viewing ==
 
== Additional Reading/Viewing ==
 
<biblio>
 
<biblio>
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# Kau2010 [http://www.coroflot.com/kaylenek/PROSTHETIC-ARM?school_name=University+of+Washington,+College+of+Built+Environments& Prosthetic Tentacle]
 
</biblio>
 
</biblio>

Revision as of 19:59, 25 November 2013

Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Royal Society Workshop Report on Human Enhancement and the Future of Work. Nov 2012. Download PDF [RoyalSociety2012]
    Concentrate on Chapter 2: Cognitive Enhancement (pages 13-22).
  2. Lin, P. "Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes" The Atlantic Jan 4, 2013. Article Link [Lin2013]
  3. Spence, R. "Eyeborg Project – About" Visit Website. [Eyeborg2013]
    Explore the pages and videos.
  4. Google Glass Website | Project Blog Posts |The Ethics of Google Glasses and Augmented Reality. [GoogleGlass2013]
    Explore these pages and videos.

Additional Reading/Viewing

  1. Prosthetic Tentacle [Kau2010]