Sunday, June 1, 2008

Technology Changing Human Performance




yeepage said...

nice and informative blog would you care to swap links?

IrmaPince said...

As promised I am working my way through the links you sent, when I noticed this intriguing entry. There is a new YA book out (yeah, yeah, I know - the librarian can't exist outside of the realm of books) called The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Set in a future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. After a car accident, doctors can only save 10% of her brain and none of her body. She is totally reconstructed and her memories downloaded. It is a fascinating examination of what it means to be human and how much can be artificial before you aren't "real".