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== Required Reading/Viewing ==
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
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* [http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/policy/projects/human-enhancement/2012-11-06-Human-enhancement.pdf Royal Society Workshop Report on Human Enhancement and the Future of Work] Nov 2012.<br>Concentrate on Chapter 2: Cognitive Enhancement (pages 13-22).
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* [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/could-human-enhancement-turn-soldiers-into-weapons-that-violate-international-law-yes/266732/ Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes] Patrick Lin ''The Atlantic'' Jan 4, 2013.
  
#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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==Czar Topics ==
// Concentrate on Chapter 2: Cognitive Enhancement (pages 13-22).
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#Augmented [http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/augmented-humans-121108.htm Article Link]
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#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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== Possible Czar Topics ==
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==== Genetically augmented vision ====  
 
==== Genetically augmented vision ====  
 
* [http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/09/16/gene-therapy-gives-full-colour-vision-to-colour-blind-monkey/ Gene therapy gives full colour vision to colour-blind monkeys] Ed Yong ''Not Exactly Rocket Science'' Sept. 16, 2009.
 
* [http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/09/16/gene-therapy-gives-full-colour-vision-to-colour-blind-monkey/ Gene therapy gives full colour vision to colour-blind monkeys] Ed Yong ''Not Exactly Rocket Science'' Sept. 16, 2009.
* [http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41055/title/The-Rainbow-Connection/] Kerry Grens ''The Scientist'' October 1, 2014.
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* [http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41055/title/The-Rainbow-Connection/ The Rainbow Connection] Kerry Grens ''The Scientist'' October 1, 2014.
  
 
==== Eyeborg and Google Glass ====
 
==== Eyeborg and Google Glass ====
 
* [http://eyeborgproject.com/about/ Eyeborg Project] – Explore the pages and videos.
 
* [http://eyeborgproject.com/about/ Eyeborg Project] – Explore the pages and videos.
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* [http://www.2-sight.com/g-the-argus-ii-prosthesis-system-pf-en.html Argus II Retinal Prosthesis] ''Second Sight Website'' - Figure out what it does
 
* [http://www.google.com/glass/start/ Google Glass Website]
 
* [http://www.google.com/glass/start/ Google Glass Website]
 
* [https://plus.google.com/+GoogleGlass/posts Project Blog Posts]  
 
* [https://plus.google.com/+GoogleGlass/posts Project Blog Posts]  
 
* [https://sites.google.com/site/arethics/ The Ethics of Google Glasses and Augmented Reality].
 
* [https://sites.google.com/site/arethics/ The Ethics of Google Glasses and Augmented Reality].
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* [https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_harbisson_i_listen_to_color I listen to color] Neil Harbisson ''TED Talk'' Jun 2012. Another eyeborg.
  
==== Exoskeletons and prosthetics ====
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==== Exoskeletons and unconventional prosthetics ====
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* [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-insane-and-exciting-future-of-the-bionic-body-918868/ The Insane and Exciting Future of the Bionic Body] Geoff Brumfiel ''Smithsonian Magazine'' Sept. 2013.
 
* [http://www.coroflot.com/kaylenek/PROSTHETIC-ARM?school_name=University+of+Washington,+College+of+Built+Environments& Prosthetic Tentacle].
 
* [http://www.coroflot.com/kaylenek/PROSTHETIC-ARM?school_name=University+of+Washington,+College+of+Built+Environments& Prosthetic Tentacle].
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViL4bAUGuGY Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton YouTube Video].
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViL4bAUGuGY Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton YouTube Video].

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