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SUMMARY:From the repaired human to the enhanced human: what kind of impact
 s on individual and society?
DTSTART:20141126T090000
DTEND:20141126T183000
DTSTAMP:20260920T053049Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:NICOLE GRIN\, PATRICK AEBISCHER\, GRÉGOIRE COURTINE\, GREG
 OR WOLBRING\, ALEXANDRE MAURON\, CHARLES JOYE\, ALAIN KAUFMANN\, DANIE
 LA CERQUI DUCRET\, VALENTINE GOURINAT\, BENOÎT REY\, BENOÎT THÉVENAZ
 \, GÉRALD VOUILLOZ\, PHILIPPE WEBER\, JEAN-PHILIPPE RUEGGER\, BERTRAN
 D KIEFER\, ADRIANO PREVITALI\nExoskeleton\, bionic hand\, artificial hear
 t\, augmented brain... Accepted when it restores lost abilities\, technolo
 gy might lead to questions when\, going beyond the repairing limits\, it a
 rtificially improves the human physical and cognitive performances well be
 yond capabilities given by nature.\nThe limit between repairing and improv
 ing is not new\, but the acceleration and the extent of the most recent te
 chnological developments impose new reflection in proportion to the stakes
  raised by the new connections between human beings and machines. These hy
 bridized connections are directly integrated into the human body and brain
  with the use of biotechnology\, nanotechnology\, information science and 
 cognitive science.\nThe question is then whether these technological devel
 opments can transform what we are\, in the very depths\, and change our pe
 rsonality or identity\, and finally what is a "real" human. From hope to f
 ear\, the conference addresses a vast challenge that covers the economic a
 nd social issues related to the access by disabled people to auxiliary mea
 sures derived from the new repairing technologies and their funding by soc
 ial insurances.\nThe conference proposes a high-quality interdisciplinary 
 reflection\, accessible to all\, consisting in an explanatory statement of
  the technological\, ethical and legal basis. The conference also highligh
 ts the anthropological perspective\, enriched with testimonials from disab
 led people and followed by a roundtable that will give the opportunity to 
 exchange views. The conference targets any individual directly affected or
  concerned about the development of and access to technologies that allow 
 the rehabilitation of disabled individuals' deficient functions\, as well 
 as\, more generally\, people interested in the impact of such technologica
 l development on individuals and the society.\nInitiator and scientific di
 rector : Charles Joye\, lawyer
LOCATION:SwissTech Convention Center
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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