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Human Enhancement

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Human Enhancement

Enhanced Games Head Rebuts Biden: Performance Enhancements in Sports Are 'Inevitable'

Just stop it. Let elite athletes honestly choose to use performance enhancements or not.

Ronald Bailey | 3.22.2024 4:40 PM

The Enhanced Games will finally enable elite athletes to take advantage of modern science to unlock their potential and boost their performance. | Enhanced.org

Olympics

The Enhanced Olympics: Drugs Welcome!

At last, a chance to watch elite athletes openly taking advantage of modern science.

Ronald Bailey | 6.29.2023 1:50 PM

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Human Enhancement

Consumers Are Open to Superhuman Vision and Cognitive Enhancements. Are Regulators?

The first comprehensive survey on attitudes about human enhancement finds Americans are open to some crazy new technologies.

Mike Riggs | 2.8.2018 11:15 AM

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Designer Babies

First Gene-Edited Human Embryos in the U.S.

Breakthrough that could cure genetic diseases before embryos are implanted in their mothers' wombs.

Ronald Bailey | 7.27.2017 2:00 PM

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Hooray! Transhumanism Is Inevitable: New at Reason

A review of Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives

Reason Staff | 9.9.2016 1:30 PM

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Transhumanism Is Inevitable

And that's a very good thing.

Ronald Bailey | 9.9.2016 1:30 PM

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Designer Babies

Designer Babies and Human Enhancement: Ronald Bailey Lectures in Moscow

Also most babies will be created using skin cells and the bioethics of radical life extension

Ronald Bailey | 8.30.2016 1:25 PM

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Genetic Engineering

Americans Afraid of Genome-Editing to Cure Sick Kids: What's Wrong with You People?

Listen to my radio interview at AirTalk discussing the Luddite aspects of the new Pew poll

Ronald Bailey | 7.27.2016 11:10 AM

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Ronald Bailey Argues for Transhumanism at the Washington Post

My fellow Americans should not get to vote on what enhancements I might want

Ronald Bailey | 5.20.2016 12:50 PM

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Bioethics

Is It Ethical to Synthesize an Entire Human Genome? Yes!

Genomes are not "sacred" entities needing some kind of special moral consideration.

Ronald Bailey | 5.13.2016 11:02 AM

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Technology

If People Could Genetically Modify Their Children to Be Smarter, Would They? Hell, Yes!

So argues Eugene Volokh, albeit with a bit more subtlety.

Ronald Bailey | 7.16.2015 2:51 PM

Policy

Will Superintelligent Machines Destroy Humanity?

In a thoughtful new book, a philosopher ponders the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence.

Ronald Bailey | 9.12.2014 1:30 PM

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Politics

'We're Creating Our Own Evolutionary Next Step'

Wired co-founder Louis Rossetto on the digital revolution and the death of the megastate.

Nick Gillespie | 2.27.2014 10:00 AM

Science & Technology

Is Skynet Inevitable?

Artificial intelligence and the possibility of human extinction

Ronald Bailey | 1.3.2014 1:30 PM

War on Drugs

29 to 45 Percent of Elite Athletes "Dope" Concludes Suppressed Study

Ronald Bailey | 8.23.2013 3:55 PM

Science & Technology

Stanford Engineers Craft Biological Computer

Bring on the cyberpunkery

Reason Staff | 3.28.2013 5:30 PM

Lance Armstrong

"No Dope, No Hope" - Why Should Spectators Care About Lance Armstrong and "Doping" In Sports?

Ronald Bailey | 1.18.2013 10:52 AM

Culture

Armstrong Confesses Doping to Oprah

Interview to be aired Thursday

Reason Staff | 1.14.2013 10:23 PM

Culture

Baseball to Add Regular HGH Testing This Season

Adds regular season testing to existing off-season and spring training testing

Reason Staff | 1.10.2013 6:30 PM

Science & Technology

Scientist Wants Bio-Enhanced Troops

Captain America, where are you?

Reason Staff | 12.26.2012 3:20 PM

Science & Technology

Enhanced Humans by 2030, Says Intelligence Report

But will we have bulging craniums and awesome mental powers?

Reason Staff | 12.10.2012 3:16 PM

Civil Liberties

Lance Armstrong Cheated to Win. Why is that Wrong?

A Defense of Performance-Enhancing Drugs.

Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie | 11.17.2012 10:45 AM

Policy

The Next Big Thing: Hacking Human Bodies

Augmenting your weak flesh is the biotech frontier

Reason Staff | 8.21.2012 3:40 PM

Culture

The Case for Enhancing People

Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey argues for using biotech, nanotech, and infotech to enhance human physical, intellectual, and emotional capabilities

Ronald Bailey | 12.20.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Is Transhumanism Coercive?

Forcing humanity to remain relatively stupid and sick doesn't make us freer

Ronald Bailey | 10.18.2011 4:30 PM

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