Abortion, 80, 113, 152, 154, 163, 171
Accidents, 51–53, 57, 61, 72, 92, 138, 153, 189, 197; errors, 46–47, 51, 80, 84–105, 189; glitches, 46–47, 51–53, 61, 72, 75, 109. See also haywire
Africa, 1, 201. See also Europe
Alexander, Keith B., 185
Algorithms, 7, 12, 35, 39, 50–56, 61–62, 65, 67, 70, 79, 100–102, 123, 138, 183–86, 189–92, 196. See also computers
Amniocentesis, 58–59
Animals, 19, 39, 41, 45–46, 59, 66–67, 72–74, 76, 84–87, 93, 108–9, 121–22, 142–45, 167, 195. See also bacteria; plants; viruses
Anonymity, 174–75, 187. See also privacy
Artificial intelligence, 20–21. See also automata; computers; machines
Asexual reproduction, 24, 31, 33, 61, 106–7, 121–22, 130–31, 145–46, 148–50, 156, 164, 191–92, 198–99
Aura seminalis, 147, 151. See also semen
Automata, 68–70, 74. See also artificial intelligence; machines
Bacteria, 12, 19–20, 27, 35, 39, 41–53, 56–57, 60–62, 65, 79, 87, 93, 99–102, 110, 114–16, 134, 196. See also animals; plants; viruses
Binary, 81, 109–10. See also algorithms; programming
Bioethics, 23, 34, 111, 117–18, 123, 161–62
Biologicals, 58–59, 61, 90, 137, 139–40
Biotechnology, 23, 34–35, 60–61, 90, 104, 117, 134. See also IVF; technology
Boundless Informant, 1–3, 5–7, 10, 19. See also National Security Agency
Brain, 1, 9, 19–22, 32, 38, 41–42, 48, 50–51, 53, 55, 66, 69–70, 72–82, 84, 88, 92–96, 108–10, 126, 142–43, 155, 157, 159–60, 179–80, 197
Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, 22, 27, 34–35, 72–75, 77, 84–88, 93, 138, 141–45, 147–48, 150, 152, 160, 183
Cartesian dualism, 8–10, 38, 53, 116
Cellular decision making, 37, 39, 46–48, 50, 57, 94, 197
Cemeteries, 157–59. See also death; decay
Chaos, 46. See also noise
Clocks, 76–77
Code, 22, 46, 53, 60, 70, 104, 109, 118
Colonization, 1–3, 53, 55, 57, 60, 106, 196
Communication, 9, 47–49, 57–60, 70, 74, 84, 146, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182–84, 186–90, 192
Computers, 2, 20, 51, 69–71, 89, 91, 173. See also algorithms; programming
Conception (of fetuses and ideas), 69–70, 74, 77
Consciousness, 8–12, 17, 26, 38, 40, 42–44, 48, 53–55
Contact chains, 183–84
Contagion, 10, 50–52, 73–74, 115–16, 121, 138, 142–43, 146; infection, 59, 61, 74, 131–32, 143. See also viruses
Databases, 36, 172–74, 183, 185
Data mining, 2, 4–7, 11, 25, 30, 33, 35, 169–77, 179–83, 187, 189, 191–92, 195–97, 200–201
Death, 11–12, 16–17, 31, 80, 86, 88, 131, 137, 141, 148–52, 154–56, 162, 164, 192, 199
Defecation. See food
Dehumanization, 22
Digestion. See food
Digital, 27, 44, 52, 55, 100, 137–38, 159. See also binary
Dignity, 28–30, 61, 66–67, 70–71, 100–102, 107–8, 110–30, 133, 161–62, 164–67, 170–71, 197–98
Disposal, 25, 30–31, 138–42, 144–45, 151–54, 158, 161–62, 177, 192, 195–97. See also recycling
DNA, 31, 44, 59, 108–9, 124, 130–31. See also genetics, telomere shortening
Dreaming, 79. See also psychology
Dust, 65, 138, 161; debris, 86
Egg, 29, 76–77, 91, 96, 100, 102–3, 112–13, 121, 124–26, 142–43, 145–50; chicken, 72–73; oviparous versus viviparous, 73, 142; as ovum, 147–48, 167. See also fertilization
Embodiment, 25, 66, 71, 87–88, 105, 114, 144, 149, 197
Endosymbiosis, 155. See also food
Energy, 7, 72, 77, 143–44, 153–55
Error. See accidents
Europe, 14, 67, 118, 123, 125–30, 132–33. See also Africa
Evolution, 44, 48, 50–52, 60, 75, 81, 93, 114, 175. See also Darwin, Charles
Family, 117–18, 127, 163; vacation, 44
Feedback, 53, 179–80. See also algorithms
Femininity, 24–25, 87, 140–42, 147, 150, 160, 165, 198–99
Fertilization, 73, 107, 113, 125–26, 142–43, 145, 163; infertility, 119, 124. See also egg; IVF
Fetuses, 22, 27, 30, 73–74, 77–78, 80, 84, 87–88, 96, 117, 142–44, 151–52, 154, 156–63; anencephalic, 34, 77, 80–82, 95. See also infants
Food, 48, 52, 155; defection, 177, 189; digestion, 53, 187, 189, 191; nourishment, 87–88
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 183–84
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), 185
Fourth Amendment (United States Constitution), 171–74, 181–82, 184, 188. See also privacy; warrants
French Penal Code, 126
Genetics, 10, 21–23, 44, 46–47, 58, 60, 92, 103–4, 107, 115–16, 118, 121–25, 127, 129–34, 145–46, 148, 178. See also DNA
Glass, 141, 162–64; in vitro, 58–59, 61, 162–63
Globe, 1–2, 7, 135, 158, 177–78
Guardian, 1–3, 5, 10, 19, 25, 32, 36, 39–40, 48, 52, 135, 169, 195–96, 201
Guilt, 152–58
Hatch, Orrin, 113
Haywire, 75, 94. See also accident
Health, 3–4, 6, 16, 30, 59, 62, 82, 101–2, 116, 118, 120, 126, 129–31, 133, 152–53, 166. See also medicine
Hément, Félix, 27, 76–77, 81, 91, 93, 95, 145–48, 150–51, 164
Heterosexuality, 30, 112–15, 119. See also homosexuality
Homosexuality, 30, 113, 116, 119–20. See also heterosexuality
Hormones, 119, 124–25. See also IVF
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), 107, 109–10
Identity, 11–12, 24–25, 28, 30, 109–10, 113–19, 123–30, 132–34, 144, 160–61, 164, 166, 170; cards, 14. See also agency; dignity
Individualization, 84, 95, 104–7, 110, 133
Infants, 77–78, 121, 152, 154, 157, 159. See also fetuses
Infection. See contagion
Infertility. See fertilization
Infinity, 51–52, 54, 75, 84, 143, 190
Instrumentalization, 22, 107, 121–24, 127–30, 135, 158–59, 161–63, 178–79. See also dehumanization
Integrity, 28–30, 61, 100, 108, 118–20, 128, 131, 167, 171, 184, 190–91, 197. See also agency; dignity
IVF, 28, 119, 162–62. See also fertilization; hormones
Leuckart, Rudolph, 35, 105–10, 115, 149, 177
Liberty, 5–6, 14–15, 178, 187, 189–92
Louisiana, 28, 30, 162–65, 183, 189
Machines, 18, 20–21, 51–52, 55, 67–69, 71, 74, 75, 90–91, 94, 104, 114, 116, 121. See also automata; computers
Mammals, 46, 50, 100, 102, 118. See also animals
Masculinity, 15, 31, 70, 72, 74, 87, 142, 146. See also femininity
Mathematics, 62
Medicine, 27, 34, 59, 63, 65–66, 72, 80, 108, 137, 152–57, 159–61. See also health; therapy
Memory, 12, 38–45, 49, 55, 61, 65, 72, 79, 95, 138
Metadata, 1, 33, 170, 174–75, 178, 181–90, 192
Minerals, 72, 74–75, 85–87; crystals, 35, 85; salt, 35, 74, 84–85.
Mitochondria, 108–10, 114, 124
Molecular femininity, 24–25, 115–16. See also femininity
Narrative (self), 3, 9, 11, 42–43, 45, 54, 79
National Security Agency (NSA), 1–2, 5, 25, 33, 54, 76, 78, 109–10, 118, 124, 170, 172, 174, 181–85, 187–89, 191, 195, 198, 201
Nerves, 75, 77–78, 81; nervous fluid, 74–75, 77; nervous system, 20–21, 75, 89, 92–93, 179
Networks, 1–2, 41–42, 44, 50–51, 60, 69, 82, 166–67, 177–80, 185–86
Nuclear material, 108–10, 115, 124–25, 129–30, 132, 134, 146; and brain, 126; enucleated eggs, 100, 103–4, 121. See also mitochondria
Organs, 75, 103, 137, 155, 157, 159–61, 163–64
Ovum. See egg
Pain, 78
Paramecia, 27, 35, 145, 164, 167, 191
Parasites, 57, 59–61, 90. See also viruses
Parthenogenesis, 29, 106, 115–16
Pattern recognition, 175–76, 182–83, 186–88. See also algorithms
Physarum Polycephalum. See slime mold
Placenta, 87–88. See also womb
Plants, 19–20, 51, 59, 72–73, 84–87, 121–22, 142–44. See also animals; bacteria; viruses
Population, 4–5, 11, 14, 16, 18
Postal service: United States, 184; Turkey, 157, 159
Pregnancy, 87
Preyer, William Thierry, 22, 77–82, 93, 95
Privacy, 5–6, 33, 35, 61, 120, 171–82, 184–85, 187–88, 191–93, 198. See also Fourth Amendment; rights
Prochiantz, Alain, 20–21, 34, 50, 62, 92–94, 96
Programming, 18, 50, 52, 69–71, 104, 185–86, 190. See also computers
Psychology, 11, 21, 27, 38–43, 45–56, 48, 50, 54, 61, 64–65, 70, 75–76, 78–79, 81, 111, 135, 195–97, 200. See also consciousness; narrative
Recipes, 69–70
Recycling, 137, 141. See also disposal
Rights, 5–6, 13–16, 27, 81, 95, 99–100, 111, 127, 171, 177–78, 181, 184, 188, 191, 198. See also dignity; liberty; privacy
Salt. See minerals
Salvage, 138, 157, 160, 172; scrap, 157, 160. See also disposal; recycling; storage
Schmitt, Carl, 6
Scrap. See salvage
Security, 3, 5–6, 173, 176, 182–83, 187–88, 191. See also liberty; National Security Agency
Semen, 75, 87, 143, 145–47; female, 72, 142–43. See also sperm
Signals Intelligence, 15–17, 100, 139, 192
Slavery, 127
Sleep, 78–79. See also dreaming
Slime mold, 1–3, 6–7, 10–11, 24–25, 27, 32, 36, 37, 39–40, 48, 50–52, 64–65, 79, 99–100, 134, 195–96, 200
Species, 26, 31, 47, 108; human, 28–30, 118–20, 126, 128, 131–32, 150, 162, 167
Specimens, 77, 89–91, 153, 157
Speech, 10–11, 15, 26, 35, 100, 120–21, 178, 180, 189, 192, 200
Sperm, 29, 74–75, 77, 112–13, 125, 143, 145–49, 167; and Aristotle, 169–71. See also egg; semen
Stem cells, 30, 108, 161–62. See also biologicals; biotechnology
Storage (digital), 16, 33, 41, 44–45, 52, 132, 138, 140–41, 143–44, 146, 151, 154, 156, 160, 162–66, 170, 173, 175, 177–78, 187–89, 191, 199
Taxonomy, 85–86, 122, 159, 166–67, 175, 199
Technology, 23, 34–36, 67–68, 70–71, 94, 108, 111–17, 119–23, 130, 137, 170–73, 175–78, 198. See also biotechnology
Telomere shortening, 130–32, 150
Therapy, 108, 110, 113, 120, 165. See also medicine
Thermodynamics, 20
Thompson, D’Arcy, 21
Turing, Alan, 21; Turing machine, 91
Ultrasound, 67
Uterus. See womb
Viruses, 19–20, 27, 46–48, 50, 57–61, 65, 71, 84, 88, 90, 97, 99–100, 102, 144
In vitro. See glass