Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science

Homo Techno

Episode 103 | 56m 45s  | Video has closed captioning.

“Homo Techno” features stories—including that of a paralyzed former gang member who received brain implants allowing him to move a robotic arm by pure thought—that prompt Alan Lightman to think about how advances in science and technology are causing us to evolve into a new species, Homo Techno, part human and part machine. What essential qualities will we want to preserve? Curiosity? Anger? Love?