On the Destiny of the Species: What Would Darwin Think 150 Years After 'The Origin of the Species'

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On the Destiny of the Species What Would Darwin Think 150 Years After ‘The Origin of the Species’ Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D. TransVision07  Chicago, IL 2007-07-25 2300 GMT
Variation (Diversity) Is Key to Survival ,[object Object]
Darwin Was a Transpeciest ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.paleoweb.net/pal-ges/bilder/evolution-poster.jpg
If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.   --- Old Chinese Proverb
Growing People ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What We Do Know ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Terminology & Analogies Behavioral expressions like moving DNA-defined neural paths   Learned ways to use neural paths   Human Example Input/Output aspects such as display Logic circuits burned into chips Operating system; Applications Computer Example Hardware Firmware Software
Why Do We Have So Many DNA Codes if the Code is Just Suppose to Replicate Itself
Answers to the Key Question for Evolutionary Biologists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Scrambled DNA is the Catalyst for Evolution ,[object Object],http://www.artdiamondblog.com/images/FishMissingLinkFossilSmaller-thumb.jpg http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/elephants/about/evolution.php
To An Evolutionary Biologist, History Looks Like This ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Art by Andrew C. Stewart http://www.solarvoyager.com/images/art/New%20Earth%20by%20Andrew%20C%20Stewart.jpg
All About Self-Replicating Code and the Environment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v7/n1/images/7400609-f1.jpg
Status Quo is Not an Option ,[object Object]
Where to Go From Here ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is BNA? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Mind Is Deeper Than Matter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DNA vs. BNA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Beme Neural Architecture
Is BNA Reproduction Consistent With Nature’s Purpose ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
My Avatar, My Self ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Turing Test  Was Just the Beginning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Where Can We Place The Uploaded Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object]
Can Or Should We Alter Our Code ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Humans Are Active Agents of Evolution ,[object Object]
Darwin Would Say ‘Yes’ To Improving Our Program ,[object Object]
Best Darwinian Reasons For and Against BNA Reproduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why the Positives Outweigh the Negatives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cyber Sapiens ...We will no longer be Homo sapiens, but Cyber sapiens--a creature part digital and part biological that will have placed more distance between its DNA and the destinies they force upon us than any other animal ... a creature capable of steering our own evolution.... Chip Walter. Thumbs, Toes, and Tears, Walker & Co. 2006. Excerpted on KurzweilAI.net on October 25, 2006.
Becoming Transbeman ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],People who  trans cend  b iological &  e lectronic hu man  boundaries
Defy Death ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Darwin on Varieties ,[object Object]
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Expanding the Varieties of Homo Sapiens Sapiens ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Beme-Based Life Forms Can Also Clone Their Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],EveR-2 Muse, Humanoid Robot by KITEC (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology) in Seoul, Korea   http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=882
Could Multiple Copies Destroy Autonomy? Artwork by: Kristina Abraham   <http://www.kristinabraham.com/Straight%20Off%20the%20Assembly%20Line.jpg>
Autonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Autonomy Is Built Into the Process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So What Would Darwin Think ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.let.uu.nl/~Rosi.Braidotti/personal/teaching.htm
Adaptation is the Natural Progression ,[object Object],[object Object],Cyberspace Nanotechnology + = Computronium = Ultimate Universal Adaptation
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On the Destiny of the Species: What Would Darwin Think 150 Years After 'The Origin of the Species'

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  • 27. Cyber Sapiens ...We will no longer be Homo sapiens, but Cyber sapiens--a creature part digital and part biological that will have placed more distance between its DNA and the destinies they force upon us than any other animal ... a creature capable of steering our own evolution.... Chip Walter. Thumbs, Toes, and Tears, Walker & Co. 2006. Excerpted on KurzweilAI.net on October 25, 2006.
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