Technology Should Be Used To Enhance Humans

One of the most talked about question in modern society is what the future will bring and how it will make our lives more efficient. When we think of the near future, many play back that scene from there favorite movie or T.V. show where the future is depicted in a technology driven way. With how advanced technology has come in the short amount of time we have developed it, this images are not too far off. This can often pose another question; is the fast pace technology gain beneficial or going to be harmful in the future? The topic when discussed is often torn, because of the many pros and cons of our modern day technology. In mine and many others opinion, technology can beneficial because it makes communication more efficient and

With the technology, we should be able to, in the future, help cure diseases and maybe even help prevent/help disabilities that are both mental and physical. For example, we could use this newly developed technology to help cure HIV. Not just fight it off or just prevent it, but cure it. We could help people with handicaps like Asperger’s Syndrome and insert a gene or two so that their brains are more used to social conversations. We could help people with ADD/ADHD by inserting genes that help their brains focus! We could help people globally with just about any issue involving their

In the anthology Points of Departure by Michelle J. Brazier, two writers have compelling arguments about the influence of technology. In Ian Bremmer’s essay, Democracy in Cyberspace: What Technology Can and Cannot Do for Us, he argues that modern communications and technology are just mediums or tools because they can be used for various purposes. In Malcolm Gladwell’s essay, Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted, he argues that social networks are hurting social activism because less motivation is needed to participate in online activities than in physical activities. Gladwell would respond to Bremmer’s essay by stating that social networks and other forms of modern communications create “weak ties” because Gladwell believes that there is no genuine sacrifice when it comes to social networks and other form of modern communication and therefore no significant change will be occur. Contemporary forms of communications and technology are tools that could positively impact society because individuals can use technology to express freedom on their own terms.

Throughout history science has played an important role in society to help the human species strive and achieve numerous accounts of greatness. However; in today 's society science has expanded into new territories trying to achieve human perfection, by using technology to create what they think a perfect baby should be. Genetic Engineering or known to the public as designer babies is a term used to describe the use of technology to modify embryos and choose specific traits that parents want for their newborn. Using this new advance in science should bring concern amongst the people; as efforts to create human perfection can lead to recreating the same ideals and standards of Hitler’s principles of perfect

The future of extensive and intensive augmentations to become cyborgs won’t necessarily mean that we will all feel superhuman. While these developments that have been made in the progress of improving the human bodies possess unbelievable potential to change many lives, but most of the enhanced needs to make some sacrifices to be augmented. Gabril Licina, who experimented with unlocking infrared vision in humans stated that “The myth to dispel is that with an augmentation, people will easily become superhuman. It’s important that we stay grounded in scientific reality. It’s not as easy as just popping a pill or flicking a switch.” Subjects from Licina’s experiments found that they could improve their night vision by adjusting their nutritional input, but with the cost of missing some of blue or green perception. It is important to consider the factor of sacrificing certain qualities and special trainings for the improvement of oneself as simply implanting a machine in the body does not immediately gives one incredible abilities. Modifying a runner by putting high quality blades does not instantly turn him or her into a superstar runner- the underlying precondition of fitness and talent are still fundamental. It takes time and patience to adapt and utilize the full potential of the new body.

Transhumanism is a fundamental ideology with beliefs that the human condition should and could one day improve the life span with the help of scientific knowledge and technology. The astounding progress of technology has not only helped create medicine that can help fight diseases and increase the social life around the world, but it has also helped surpass the limits presented to humans through human enhancement. Human enhancement is a technology that has helped overcome the physical, emotional, and mental limitations known to the human body by magnifying the weak aspects of a person's abilities and features by strengthening them through cosmetic enhancement. In life, accidents are bound to happen, there has been cases where people have lost

Scientists are also starting to develop exoskeletons that can be worn all the time but could also help patients with spinal injuries that prevent them from walking and letting them walk with rehabilitation. Organ transplants have probably one of the biggest helps ever discovered. These transplants have saved many people for instance one organ donor can save up to eight lives. The same donor can also save or improve the lives of up to 50 people by donating tissues and eyes. More than 120k people in the United States are waiting for organ transplants. Technology has come here to the human lives to help us in so many ways. Without technology I don’t think humanity would’ve made it as far as it has.

Every civilization has its forms of the anti-hero within its lore and mythology. However, in today’s society that anti-hero is something that looks each of us in the face every morning when we wake up. It has penetrated almost every aspect of our lives. That anti-hero is technology. I’m calling technology an anti-hero because of the effects that it has on society and the methods it uses are sometime unorthodox. Technology has increased human knowledge and skills throughout the years, however, over that same time it took away older knowledge and skills fundamental to life. In the first section I’m going to address the positive effect of technology has on our knowledge and skills. In the second, I will focus on the negative ways technology affects knowledge and skills and how to mitigate it.

Basic Research is initiated with a purpose in context to researcher’s interest or exploration. The main principle or motive that drives basic research is to extensively explore for more knowledge and information and not to change or develop anything. The main reason of doing basic research is to get an idea of quality that results from proper scrutiny. For example, how was earth explored or how we started life on earth? These questions bulbs the entire idea of examining something in context to explore or be knowledgeable of any unidentified or specific idea that is entirely unknown to every unit involved in this research.

When I was a child, I did not have a dream of a certain occupation, but I knew what I wanted to do in the future, a robot leg for my aunt. My aunt is disabled and cannot even stand up. For years as a child, I thought of how to make legs for my aunt since I wanted her to be able to walk. As I have grown up, I have witnessed how technology has had great benefits on not only disabled people but also others. As I discovered my abilities in mathematics and physics and my interest in engineering, I kept my childhood emotions and wonders: producing and creating innovations which will help not only my aunt but also all humankind.

Amish generally live in rural areas and are people that are very strict in their traditional ways that help and distinguish them from everyone else. A lot of people refer to them as “plain folk” and they are known to be the largest group of people. There is a variety of groups that fall under the Amish category and they get their names from their factional leaders. They are all known to be conservative people and are relative to social isolation. They are people that adapt to change at their own pace and they either accept the change or they don’t. Most Amish homes do not have electricity. But they do believe that state-of-the-art medical technology can be necessary for health promotion (Purnell, 2014, p.76). Although the Amish don’t believe in modern technology it is sometime necessary for them to make exceptions. For example many Amish people use cell phones for their business and electric ventilators for when homecare is required. Amish reject any kind of electronic median; examples of this are things such as radios, television, and computers. Their attire is modest and they only wear plain colors with no jewelry and are not allowed wearing any kind of cosmetics.

Ever since humans time on earth we have been adding pollutants to our air and valuable ecosystem. Different types of pollutants need specific ways to get them out of the system and so many people struggle with just finding a way to get it out, But also getting it out completely of the air is hard to figure out and having the technology and resources has been a challenging task to many. These things take time and money to create. Where to start? How about Canada where a team called Carbon Engineering is using biotechnology to create a prototype of a larger scale machine in hopes to reduce carbon pollution. Not only does it reduce the carbon in the air but it makes it reusable.

According to Steve Ballmer, I quote “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn 't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” End of quote. Although research has shown that technology is the enemy of human progress; over the years, technology has created faster communication, shortcuts in working, improved medical advances, and aided in relaxation.

Human enhancement is a ubiquitous aspect of our society that “adds” to an individuals life. What humans classify as enhancement is not fixed nor ever-changing, but rather a form of the human desire to improve. As long as humans have the will and means to live, enhancements will continue to be the seed of many controversies and the stem of new scientific discoveries that will change our society. For this reason, human enhancement is a necessity. A necessity, however, that must be monitored.

INTRO SENTENCE While many others argue that the human race has regressed, perhaps the least challenged, and least acknowledged, viewpoint is that the human race has neither progressed nor regressed, but in fact has stayed the same. There have been technological advancements made, many of which impact human interaction, they do not impact human nature. The progress of a group of people cannot be measured as if it was an experiment, because there are too many independent variables. Human nature varies and is ever changing, especially when the conditions of this experiment are limited to such a large area. The human race has changed, no doubt, but change cannot be classified so linearly; it is not something that is black and white. Change is not the difference between progression and regression, but is something that builds, swells, and falls and, more often than not, despite everything, it ends up falling somewhere along the same line that it was born from. It for this reason that humanity has regressed. Despite the fact that humanity sometimes surges forward with progress, and occasionally jumps backward with regress, it tends to stay the same. It is often said that choosing no side is choosing the side of the oppressor, while quite similarly, lack of progression is regression.