"This volume is the result of a conference entitled NBIC Convergence 2003: Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance organized by Infocast, Inc., sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and held on February 5-7, 2003 in Los Angeles, California"--Contents p. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Science and technology integration for increased human potential and societal outcomes / Mihail C. Roco -- Vision for converging technologies and future society / Phillip J. Bond -- Collaborating on convergent technologies: education and practice / Michael E. Gorman -- Integrative technology for the twenty-first century / Carlo D. Montemagno -- Converging technologies for enhancing human performance / James C. Spohrer, Douglas C. Engelbart -- Tactile sensory substitution studies / Paul Bach-Y-Rita -- Bio-inspired nano-sensor-enhanced CNN visual computer / Wolfgang Porod ... [et al.] -- Object-oriented design tools for supramolecular devices and biomedical nanotechnology / Stephen C. Lee, Khaustaub Bhalerao, and Mauro Ferrari -- Systems theory and the ethics of human enhancement: a framework for NBIC convergence / George Khushf -- The evolution of semantic systems / William Sims Bainbridge -- How the legal system should change as a result of converging technologies / Sonia E. Miller -- Designing the future: NBIC technologies and human performance enhancement / James Canton -- Multidisciplinary opportunities and challenges in NBIC / Reginald G. Golledge -- To think bigger thoughts: why the Human Cognome Project requires visual language tools to address social messes / Robert E. Horn -- Neuroethical considerations: cognitive liberty and converging technologies for improving human cognition / Wrye Sententia -- Neurotechnology and society (2010-2060) / Zack Lynch -- Appendix: Early convergence research and education supported by the National Science Foundation / compiled by William Sims Bainbridge.
Series:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 1013
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