"It was a '70s American science fiction television series based on the novel Cyborg, about a former astronaut Colonel Steve Austin. After being seriously injured in a NASA test flight crash, Austin is rebuilt with bionic implants that give him superhuman strength, speed and vision. Austin is then employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office OSI. What was a very creative fictional story 50 years ago is now becoming reality through the philosophical and scientific movement named transhumanism."
"In 1957, Julian Huxley summarized the term transhumanism as "man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature"[1]. Transhumanism uses current and emerging technologies to augment human capacities and improve the human condition (Encyclopedia Britannica). Transhumanism can be very popular as it advocates for what human have been dreaming for long time- longevity, intelligence and happiness-in better."
Transhumanism promotes use of current and emerging technologies to augment physical and cognitive abilities, extend life spans, and improve the human condition. Julian Huxley characterized transhumanism as transcending human nature by realizing new possibilities for humanity. Popular aspirations include greater longevity, increased intelligence, and enhanced happiness. The movement challenges long-held beliefs about human limitations and identity and encourages adoption of technologies that could alter fundamental aspects of being human. Rapid scientific innovation intensifies debates over whether transhumanism is a cultural revolution, a technological miracle, or a potential threat to civilization, raising questions of control, ethics, and unintended consequences.
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