Modification

Genetic Engineering and Cybernetics

Addresses genetic engineering in relation to Sci-Fi and Transhumanism. Also, looks at the implications and ethics of such engineering.

Future Machines of the US Military
A look at the leading edge of the Pentagon's research into the ways of incorporating cyborg systems into the average foot soldier to create the warrior of tomorrow.

More than Average
An analytical digression on the many facets of plastic surgery

Photography in the Age of the Cyborg
Acknowledging positive and negative implications of bodily integrated cameras and its effect upon photographers and photography.

Suicide Attack
Although the term cyborg is more recent than the idea of suicide attack, it is still a very useful descriptive tool. Rather than soldiers simply carrying weapons, suicide bombers use technology to become a weapon themselves. This profoundly changes the perception of the combatant. This altered perception is a direct result of the cyborgian nature of such a system. Without this transformation, much of the fear instilled by suicide attacks would be lost.

Cyborg Sharks: The Military Has a New Toy
Military Cybernetic Enhancements and Soldiers
Steroids
Information War
Cyborg Philosophy: Ethical Issues Concerning Augmentation
Loss of Taste
Evangelion: The Cyborg Mecha

An examination of the genre of the science-fiction anime genre ‘mecha,' specifically shows like Transformers, Gundam Wing, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Mecha are large robotic machines with degrees of human traits ranging from human pilots to human machine hybrids that bleed. Common motifs in this genre are explored and offer insights into the human relationship with this violent technology.

Brain-Computer Interface Systems
Cyborgization of Sport
In Vitro Fertilization
Cyber Gender
Superhuman Moms With Average Babies: The Cyborgization of Prenatal Care
Breathing Underwater
Cyborg Bodies in Medicine

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