This document discusses various topics related to science and technology portrayed in films and media, including: 1. Reconstructions of early human ancestors like Australopithecus afarensis. 2. Concepts like consciousness, the mind, and transcendence. 3. Brain-computer interfaces and how they have evolved from early experiments to applications like voice command interfaces in smartphones. 4. The idea of cyborgs as hybrid organic-robotic beings and early experiments implanting technology like RFID chips in humans. 5. Advancing technologies like exoskeletons, direct brain interfaces, and the possibility of controlling another person's hand remotely or storing memory outside the brain