Future Human

16 October 2015 | University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Have you ever considered what the possibilities are for the human species over the next 50 years and beyond? Virtual Futures Salon explores the latest innovations in 3D printed robotic limbs, memory-enhancing neural implants, lab-grown organs, gene therapies that slow ageing, synthetic biology, medical technology and artificial intelligence.

This two-hour panel was organised in association with the University of Warwick as part of the Festival of Imagination which celebrated the University’s 50th Anniversary.

Opening Keynote

Professor Kevin Warwick, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Research at Coventry University

Panelists

Nigel Ackland, Pioneering user of the beBionic Prosthetic Limb

Prof. Steve Fuller, Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology in the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick

Dr. Dan O’Hara, Senior Lecturer, New College of the Humanities

Prof. Andy Miah, Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford

Dr. John Pickering, Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Warwick

Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures (Moderator)

About The Festival of Imagination

The Festival of the Imagination took place on 16-17 October 2015 and was the centrepiece of the University of Warwick’s 50th anniversary celebrations. It showcased the work that is carried out at Warwick through a diverse programme of events all focused around the central theme ‘Imagining the Future’