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Enhancement Technologies and the Body

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

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Enhancement Technologies and the Body

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  1. Enhancement Technologies and the Body By Dr. Linda F. Hogle A Presentation by Kathryn Harmon

  2. 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

  3. Definitions and Assumptions

  4. “Bodies are imperfect, variable, and in a state of constant degeneration and needed repair.”

  5. “Aging [is] a social and economic problem”

  6. Medical Anthropology • “interdisciplinary field which studies ‘human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation.’ ” According to Wikipedia.org

  7. Enhancement Technologies • “[are] … interventions intended to improve human function or characteristics beyond what is necessary to sustain health or repair the body.”

  8. 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

  9. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  10. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  11. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  12. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  13. Cosmetic Procedures

  14. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  15. Enhancements for Disabilities

  16. Enhancements for Abilities

  17. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  18. Cognitive Enhancements

  19. The Focuses • Bioethics • Anthropology of Enhancement Technologies • Cosmetic Procedures • Cyborg Prosthetics • Cognitive Enhancement • Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  20. Genetic Enhancement and Regenerative Medicine

  21. 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

  22. Personally… • I want to make cyborgs…

  23. Why do we need more research?

  24. Shortcomings • At times it lacked depth in analysis and lacked actual “solutions” • It read more like a book report at times than a study

  25. 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

  26. Questions, Comments, Concerns?

  27. 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/sys-images/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 • PowerStriderin Action - http://hm6v.com/pogosticks/powerstrider-olympic-aluminum-stilts-1-pair-upto-152-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-picture-you%E2%80%99ll-see/ • Raytheon’s Iron Man Suit - http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/8/688002/1285701904121.JPEG & http://www.army-technology.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

  28. Bladder Regeneration - http://www.michaeltomczyk.com/images/AtalaBladder_060404_bladder_hmed_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 • Terminator - http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080313215658/terminator/images/a/ac/Terminator3-09.jpg

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