May 2007

Monthly Archive

Thu 24 May 2007

Book review.

Posted by Iain under Language , Literature
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“An Assault on Hawaii. On Grammar Too.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/books/24masl.html

 

Tue 15 May 2007

Cyborgs among us

Posted by Iain under Sci/Tech
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I love these cases studies which remind us of the ethical dilemma of technological augmentation:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/sports/othersports/15runner.html?hp

I think it is an interesting thought experiment to think about how far you would go as what risk (eye surgery? replacement eyeball? Artificial joint? Artificial Limb?).