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Speaking At NYU

August 8, 2011 CLTS

"What keeps the world together? It's rules… people abiding by the terms" –'Repo Man'

This past May, I had the great privilege of being invited to lecture at NYU's Steinhardt Department of Media, Culture, and Communication as a LeBoff Distinguished Visiting Scholar. While there, I taught an interdisciplinary seminar called 'Building Better Humans' which focused on the legal and ethical implications of new and emerging technologies in the context of what I call the 'human-machine merger'. This presentation addresses some of the core concepts discussed during our time together.

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Tags artificial organs, digital body parts, implantable devices, lecture, nyu

Special thanks and much gratitude are owed to one of my favorite artists, Eric Joyner, for his permission to display a number of inspirational and thought–provoking works in the banner & background.

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