Transcript Enhancement Technologies and the Body

By Dr. Linda F. Hogle
A Presentation by Kathryn Harmon
About the Author…
Dr. Linda F. Hogle
- Graduated with a Ph.D. from UC San
Francisco and UC Berkeley in Medical
Anthropology in 1996
- Currently a Professor of Medical Social
Sciences at the University of Wisconsin
- Has written a number of papers and a
book on medical social issues
- Former director of the Robert & Jean Holtz
Center for Science and Technology Studies
Definitions and Assumptions
“Bodies are imperfect, variable,
and in a state of constant
degeneration and needed repair.”
“Aging [is] a social and economic
problem”
Medical Anthropology
“interdisciplinary field which studies
‘human health and disease, health care
systems, and biocultural adaptation.’ ”
According to Wikipedia.org
Enhancement Technologies
“[are] … interventions intended to
improve human function or
characteristics beyond what is
necessary to sustain health or repair
the body.”
What is “normal” ?
- Dictionary.com:
- “Conforming to the standard or the common type; usual”
- “Establishes the standard”
- “Free from any infection or other form of disease or
malformation”
- Both a qualitative and quantitative measurement
- Defined by local culture and statistics of the general
population
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
Cosmetic Procedures
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
Enhancements for Disabilities
Enhancements for Abilities
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
Cognitive
Enhancements
The Focuses
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cyborg Prosthetics
- Cognitive Enhancement
- Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative
Medicine
Genetic
Enhancement and
Regenerative
Medicine
Why do we care?
- The main focus of this article is the bioethics of
enhancement technologies.
- This is an issue that we will have to face in the
coming years as technology advances at an
exponential rate
Personally…
I want to make cyborgs…
Why do we need more research?
Shortcomings
- At times it lacked depth in analysis and lacked
actual “solutions”
- It read more like a book report at times than a
study
Great Things About the Article
- The amount of works cited was immense and
established a good amount of credibility.
- Very easy language
- Dives into the history behind different
technologies
Questions, Comments, Concerns?
Works and Images Cited
Article – Annual Reviews, Enhancement Technologies and the Body by Linda F. Hogle. PDF is attached
on wiki page.
All quotes are from the text unless other wise stated.
Normal - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/normal
Picture and Info for Dr. Hogle - http://medhist.wisc.edu/faculty/hogle/index.shtml
Cosmetic Surgery - http://static.guim.co.uk/sysimages/Guardian/Pix/maps_and_graphs/2010/2/1/1265049142417/Patient-with-Surgical-Mar-001.jpg
Arm - http://4.bp.blogspot.com/YdkwICFKN5Q/UJkiOsoCYHI/AAAAAAAA14Q/U2tKujvRRH4/s1600/arm.jpg
PowerStrider in Action - http://hm6v.com/pogosticks/powerstrider-olympic-aluminum-stilts-1-pair-upto152-lbs/ & http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3126/2607659233_9f12ce0744_z.jpg
Paralympian & Girl - http://blog.sfgate.com/olympics/2012/08/06/oscar-pistorius-in-the-best-pictureyou%E2%80%99ll-see/
Raytheon’s Iron Man Suit - http://o.aolcdn.com/photohub/news_gallery/6/8/688002/1285701904121.JPEG & http://www.armytechnology.com/features/featuremilitary-exoskeletons-uncovered-ironman-suits-a-concrete-possibility
Phantoms of the Brain - http://richworks.deviantart.com/art/The-Phantoms-of-the-Brain-166287384
Bladder Regeneration http://www.michaeltomczyk.com/images/AtalaBladder_060404_bladder_h
med_7a_hmedium.jpg
Girl DNA Image - http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/genetic-enhancement-1.jpg
Wikipedia – Medical Anthropology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_anthropology
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