New Lifeform-Transhumanism – Video

Posted: November 21, 2012 at 1:43 pm




New Lifeform-Transhumanism
New Lifeform-Transhumanis In the first half of the show, the surprising scientific announcement about the discovery of an arsenic eating life form in Mono Lake, CA was discussed. After a brief report from Linda Moulton Howe, with audio from NASA astrobiologist Pamela Conrad, space researcher Robert Zimmerman joined the program. He characterized the Mono Lake microbe as an extremophile-- an organism that thrives in conditions that would be detrimental or impossible to survive for most other life forms. Also of interest was the journalistic hype that surrounded the pre-release of the story, he commented, with too much speculation and misinformation being spread by reporters. For more, see Zimmerman #39;s blog entry, When journalism runs wild. In the second hour, Richard C. Hoagland posed the question-- "Is it possible that this is an actual extraterrestrial life form which happened to find its right niche in Mono Lake after falling down from the skies?" He further suggested that today #39;s announcement could be part of NASA #39;s plan to lay out a foundation before declaring the existence of extraterrestrial life. --------------------- In the latter half of the show, researcher Tom Horn discussed the blistering pace of genetics and transhumanism, and how the technology could usher in a new genetic arms race. Over the last 2 years, statements by the Pentagon have described the "human enhancement revolution" as being right around the corner. He expressed concern over how biotech and ...From:DisclosureBubbleViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:32:11More inScience Technology

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