Solarpunk Cyborgs against Cyberpunk’s Pessimism

Against Pessimism in Tuberculosis

Cyborgs and Space

Manfred E. CIynes has since 1956 been chief research scientist at Rockland State, in charge of the Dynamic Simulation Lab. A graduate of the Un iv. of Melbourne, Australia, and bolder of an M.S. from Juilliard School, he has for the past 10 years been engaged in the design and development of physiological instrumentation and apparatus, ultrasonic transducers, and electronic data-processing syst...

Cyborgs and moral identity.

Neuroscience and technological medicine in general increasingly faces us with the imminent reality of cyborgs-integrated part human and part machine complexes. If my brain functions in a way that is supported by and exploits intelligent technology both external and implantable, then how should I be treated and what is my moral status-am I a machine or am I a person? I explore a number of scenar...

Low pessimism protects against stroke: The HeSSup prospective cohort study

Background and Purpose: The association between optimism and pessimism and health outcomes has attracted increasing research interest. To date, the association between these psychological variables and risk of stroke remains unclear. We examined the relationship between pessimism and the 7-year incidence of stroke. Methods: A random sample of 23 216 adults (9 480 men, 13 796 women) aged 20-54 y...

Natural-Born Cyborgs?

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