TechnoCalyps

A three-part documentary by Frank Theys 
http://www.frank-theys.net/

View the trailer for TechnoCalyps here:/watch?v=4nkVFAaNToU
( youtube . com )

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TechnoCalyps - Part I - TransHuman.avi
Duration: 0:50:56 
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TechnoCalyps - Part II - Preparing for the Singularity.avi
Duration: 0:51:35 
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TechnoCalyps - Part III - The Digital Messiah.avi
Duration: 0:54:02 
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( DVD-Rip (different version from The Pirate Bay "TechnoCalyps 2006" torrent, without Dutch hardsubs).  Part 1 & 3 have .srt English subtitle files needed for brief segments which feature interviews with a French-speaking scientist. Many thanks to the original uploaders of the Xvid and DVD copies. )
 
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Are we prepared for dealing with the prospect that humanity is not the end of evolution? Technocalyps is an intriguing three-part documentary on the notion of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism]transhumanism[/url] by Belgian visual artist and filmmaker Frank Theys. The latest findings in genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, bionics and nanotechnology appear in the media every day, but with no analysis of their common aim: that of exceeding human limitations. The director conducts his enquiry into the scientific, ethical and metaphysical dimensions of technological development. The film includes interviews by top experts and thinkers on the subject worldwide, including Marvin Minsky, Terence McKenna, Hans Moravec, Bruce Sterling, Robert Anton Wilson, Richard Seed, Margareth Wertheim, Kirkpatrick Sale, Ralph C. Merkle, Mark Pesce, Ray Kurzweil, Rabbi Youssouf Kazen, Rael and many others.

Part 1: Transhuman
Part 1 gives an overview of recent technological developments (biogenetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, implants, nanotechnology,�) and prognoses made by leading scientists about the impact of these developments in the near future.

Part 2: Preparing for the Singularity
In this part advocates and opponents of a transhuman future are weighed against each other; prognoses are done when we can expect the transhuman revolution and how people are preparing for it already now.

Part 3: The Metaphysics of Technology
This part covers the metaphysical consequences of the new technological revolution. On the one hand scientist start to use metaphysical concepts to describe the impact of their research, on the other hand, a surprisingly large number of scientific projects is inspired by religious aspirations and more and more theologians from any religious or spiritual belief are getting interested in these aspirations of new technology, making the discussion inextricable complex.