AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program

Human Enhancement: Promise and/or Threat?

At the 33rd Annual AAAS Science and Technology Policy Forum experts addressed the potential role of human enhancement in the military, age extension, cognitive enhancement, and sports. Click here for news coverage of the event. Below are slides and audio recordings from each presentation:

• David Rejeski, Moderator - (mp3)
• An Overview of Key Issues in Human Enhancement Efforts (PDF)
  Thomas H. Murray, President, The Hastings Center - (mp3)
• Sports Applications (PDF)
  Theodore Friedmann, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego - (mp3)
• Military Applications (PDF)
  John A. Parmentola, Director, Research and Laboratory Management, U. S. Army - (mp3)
• Age Extension (PDF)
  S. Jay Olshansky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago - (mp3)
• Cognitive Enhancement (PDF)
  Martha J. Farah, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences; Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania - (mp3)