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Index
About This E-Book
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
Foreword
About the Authors
Dedication
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Introduction: The Confronting Nature of Becoming Super
1. The Emergence of (You) the Human Machine
Thumbs Up to Opposable Thumbs
Is Evolution Obsolete?
Is Technology the New Evolution?
How Logarithmic Improvements Will Change Your Life
How the Technology Singularity Will Change Your Life
2. Baby Science: How to Conceive a Tennis Star and Other Procreative Miracles
Baby Technologies
Baby Food
Ultrasound Technology
3D and 4D Ultrasound
Smartphone-Based Ultrasound
The Future of Ultrasound
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Magneto-Acoustic Imaging
Birth Control Technologies
Types of Birth Control
The Future of Birth Control
Remote Control Birth Control
Male Contraception
Curing Mr. Happy
Baby-Making Technologies
The First Test Tube Baby
The Future of Reproduction Technology
Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Baby-Saving Technologies
Stem Cells from Cord Blood
Genome Sequencing
Nanotechnology for Babies
3D Printing To Save Babies
Designer Babies
Gender Selection
Nature’s Method
Amniocentesis
The Ericsson Method
Sperm Spinning
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
The Fertility Doctor, the Media, and the Vatican
Genetically Engineered Babies
Testing 1, 2, 3 ... Is Your Baby Genetically Healthy?
Daddy, Mommy, and Your Extra Mommy
Pregnant Men?
The First “Pregnant Man”
The Future of Male Pregnancy
Lab-Grown Vaginas
From Birth to Forever
3. Beauty Hacks: Becoming Barbie, a Lizard, or Whatever You Want to Be
Cosmetic Surgery Trends in America
Lizardman
Extreme Cosmetic Hall of Fame
Valeria Lukyanova—“Real Life Barbie”
Justin Jedlica—“The Human Ken Doll”
Maria Jose Cristerna—“Vampire Mom”
Patricia Krentcil—“Tanning Mom”
Lacey Wildd—Largest Breasts
ORLAN—Performance Artist
Cosmetic Enhancements, Non-Weird Edition
Cosmeceuticals
Needle-Free Botox
Guyliner: Makeup for Men?
Electro Cosmetics
Cosmetic Stickers
Tattoos
Tattoos Today
Freedom-2-Ink
LED Tattoos
Gadget-Activated Tattoos
Hair
Hair Removal
Hair Loss
Weight Loss
Soylent
Weight-Loss Surgery
Gastric Bypass
Sleeve Gastrectomy
The Future of Thin
Zerona Laser
Liposonix
Cosmetic Surgery: A History
Cosmetic Surgery Today
Nose Job
Liposuction
Eyelid Surgery
Tummy Tuck
Facelift
Dermabrasion
Cosmetic Dentistry
Vaginoplasty
Breast Surgery
Breast Augmentation
Bigger Boobs ... Today
Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation
Ideal Implants
Sex Reassignment
Weird and Wonderful Cosmetic Surgery
Palm Alterations
Double Eyelid Surgery
Iris Surgery
Foot Surgery
Limb Lengthening
The Future of Beauty
4. Lifesaving Hacks: Whirring Hearts, Printed Organs, and Miraculous Medicine
A Brief History of Medicine
There’s a Future in Plastics
Taking a Peek Inside
Have a Heart—Pacemakers, Transplants, and Artificial Hearts
Who Needs a Pulse, Anyway?
It’s Now, and It’s New: The Future Frontiers of Medicine
Nano, Nano
I Sing the Body Electronic!
Up Close and Personal with Your Genome
DIY Body Parts
Stop the Bleeding
A Sensor of Wonder
Hi, I’m Your Robot Doctor ... Wait! Come back!
DIY Health
5. The Human Computer: How to Rewire and Turbo-Boost Your Ape Brain
A Brief Early History of the Brain
Your Brain Is Plastic? What?
Do it Yourself (DIY) Brain Technology
Go Learn Something
Meditate on This
Brain Fixers
Brain-Zapping Fixes
Deep Brain Stimulation
Brain Drugs
No New Brain Cells: Myth Busted
Brain Enhancers
Over-the-Counter Drugs to Improve Brain Plasticity
This Is Your Brain on Video Games
More Super Cool Brain Projects
Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton
OpenWorm Project
Human Brains in Bots
Brain-to-Brain Communication
Human-to-Human Brain Communication
Unsolved Mysteries of the Brain
What Is Consciousness?
Why Do We Sleep?
Do We Have Free Will?
How Are Memories Processed?
Is that It?
The Future
Expanding Human Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Will the Machines Rise Up?
... And What About Conscious Robots? “GULP”
Super Us? Here Come Virtual Helpers Armed with Strong AI
6. Franken-You: A Better Life Through Cyborg Technology
Are you a Cyborg? Or just Bionic?
What the Heck Is Cybernetics?
Mostly Evil Killing Machines?
This Cyborg Life
Let’s Start with Bionics
I Technology
I See U
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Cybernetic Man
Super Senses
Mr. Cyborg: Steve Mann
Neil Harbisson: The Man Who Can Hear Red
Jens Naumann: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
Michael Chorost and the 100-Acre Wood
Rob Spence: Life Imitates Art
Super Strength
Amanda Boxtel: Exoskeleton Pioneer
Super Powers
Jerry Jalava: To USB or Not to USB
Amal Graafstra: Open Sesame
Kevin Warwick: Wife-Fi Connector
Pranav Mistry: Cruise Control
Super Body: Wearables for Amputees
Jesse Sullivan: Resume Hugging
Nigel Ackland: Give this Guy a Hand
DIY Bio-Hacking
Gabriel Licina: Cat’s Eyes
The Grinder Movement: DIY Surgery
The Future of Cyborg?
7. In Hacks We Trust? The Political and Religious Backlash Against the Future
The Future Is ... Now?
Body Modification
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Genetic Engineering
Cloning
Stem Cell Research and Genetic Therapy
Political Views on Stem Cell Research
Religious Views on Stem Cell Research
Emerging Technologies
8. Hyper Longevity: How to Make Death Obsolete
The History of Aging
The Methuselah Award Goes to ...
What We Know About Super Agers
Longevity Research Is Still Young
Lifestyle Secrets: Live Long and Prosper
Centenarian Studies
The Blue Zones
Power 9: The Nine Lifestyle Choices that Promote Longer Life Spans
The New England Centenarian Study
The Longevity Genes Project
Strategies for a Longer Life
Calorie Restriction
Red Wine and Resveratrol
Current Bodies of Research in Longevity
Sirtuin Studies
Amazing mTOR
Insulin Signaling (Long Live the Worms)
AMPK, the Cellular Housekeeper
Living Forever: The Research of Dr. Aubrey de Grey
Cryonics: Freeze Me When I Die So I Can Live Forever
Reports of Your Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Extendgame, Not the Endgame
9. Human 2.0: The Future Is You
Look Like Who You Want to Be and Be Who You Want to Be
Customize Your Children So They Live a Life Free of Disease
Live Your Life Disease Free
Be Superhuman
Live Forever, If You Choose
Robots Replacing Jobs—Less Work and More Fun
Stage 1: The Bots You Know
Stage 2: The Bots Are Coming
Stage 3: Smarter, Strategic Bots
Stage 4: Here Come the Lawyer Bots, et al
Restructured Society, Economy and Political System
A Final Word
Index
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