Kristin Scott

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Post & Transhumanism

April 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ve been aware and vaguely familiar with the terms posthumanism and transhumanism, but have not yet had an opportunity to explore either in any depth. From what I gather so far (and I admit to being a newbie to both concepts), becoming transhuman seems to be a necessary first step to becoming posthuman. The prefixes [...]

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Tags: Cyborgs · Transhumanism

Cyborg Advertising

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

I’ve been very interested lately in what seems to be a fairly recent proliferation of cyborg advertising for things that have nothing to do with the internet, cyberspace, and/or advanced technology.
I ran across two such ads within a few blocks of the Columbia College Chicago campus recently. One was an ad by Svedka [...]

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Tags: Culture · Faculty Musings