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Human engineering

The science of designing, building or equipping mechanical devices or artificial environments to the anthropometric, physiological, or psychological requirements of the people who will use them.


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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... further technological progress and expansion of the intelligence. Transhumanism and artificial intelligence force us to ask questions about our ... is inevitable. We will experiment with nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and computer simulation in order to determine the best state ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 5
Views: 201

The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... Now that that's over with how about a joke to wrap up. Three freshman-engineering students were sitting around talking between classes, when one brought up the question of who designed the human body. One of the students insisted that the human body must have been designed ...

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by futurezoologist
Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:33 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
Replies: 120
Views: 2332

Re: A "fantasy" Species

... to go with this in a scientific sense. I want to concentrate on the human side of story writing but I am also interested in the idea of exploring ... science is these days. I am under the impression that genetically engineering humanoid species is against international law. The question is, ...

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by NateCat
Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:58 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A "fantasy" Species
Replies: 10
Views: 623

Re: Future Human Evolution

My personal view is that genetic engineering will utterly dominate future human evolution. Natural evolution is slow and subtle. However, using the full power of GE will drive human ...

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by skeptic
Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 5764

Re:

... it could just focus on the emergent intelligence cause of human intelligence. The reason that I did include "design" is because ... an abstract word relative to things outside the theory not a geometry/engineering "design" that the theory is explaining inside of itself. ...

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by GaryGaulin
Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:58 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Intelligent Design?
Replies: 27
Views: 2378
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