Our Events

28-29 March 2009

Western Michigan University

Co-organizing workshop on the ethics of human enhancement technologies, especially as enabled by nanotechnology

Military Enhancement Report

1 January 2013

Enhanced Warfighters: Risk, Ethics, and Policy

We just released our new 100+ page report, funded by The Greenwall Foundation—the first to examine a full range of issues arising from military human enhancement technologies. Press release is here, and see excerpts in The Atlantic and related links below.

Human Enhancement Report

August 2009

US National Science Foundation-funded report

Ethics of Human Enhancement: 25 Questions & Answers

Journal Papers and Contributed Articles

8 July 2019

Forbes

Cryonics: Medicine, Or The Modern Mummy?

12 July 2018

World Economic Forum

Artificial Islands, Robo-Ships, Sleepless Soldiers. Is This the Future of the Arctic?

12 July 2017

Forbes

Augmented Reality: It's Fun And Games Until You Make Your Neighborhood Mad

August 2015

Commercial Space Exploration: Ethics, Policy, and Governance

Enhancing Astronauts: The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications

6 October 2014

Slate

Introduction to Astronaut Bioethics

September 2014

Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense: Practical Considerations, Neuroethical Concerns

Military Neuroenhancement and Risk Assessment

April 2014

Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies

Super Soldiers (Part 1): What is Military Human Enhancement?

Super Soldiers (Part 2): The Ethical, Legal, and Operational Implications

May 2013

Military Medical Ethics for the 21st Century

Enhanced Warfighters: A Policy Framework

15 April 2013

The Atlantic

Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games the DOD Plays

4 January 2013

The Atlantic

Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law?

16 Feb 2012

The Atlantic

More Than Human? The Ethics of Biologically Enhancing Soldiers

December 2010

Journal of Military Ethics

Military 2.0: Ethical Blowback from Emerging Technologies

1 July 2009

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Therapy and Enhancement: Is There a Moral Difference?

Other Links

8 June 2020

Noema

Gods and Robots

5 February 2019

The Strategy Bridge

Biotechnology and Human Augmentation: Issues for National Security Practitioners

24 October 2018

Army Magazine

Engineering Super-Soldiers: Boost in Lethality May Come from Within

2 July 2018

United Nations, Office of Disarmament Affairs

Eighth Biennial Report of the Secretary-General on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education

2 August 2017

The Independent (UK)

A Third Thumb? Our Changing Attitudes to Human Enhancement

29 November 2016

Quartz

Microsoft’s HoloLens Headset Will Allow Real Tank Operators to See the Battlefield Outside

3 October 2016

Strategy+Business

Hugh Herr Wants to Build a More Perfect Human

23 September 2016

World Politics Review

How Far Can the U.S. Military Go to Building a Technology-Enhanced "Super Soldier"?

1 May 2016

National Catholic Register

Genetic Engineering and Building a Better Soldier: Captain America vs. Ironman

24 March 2016

Popular Science

The Tricky Ethics of Living Longer

28 July 2015

The Christian Science Monitor

Robots in War: Ethical Concern, or a Help for Social Ills?

22 July 2015

Defense One

In The War of 2050, The Robots Call The Shots

13 July 2015

Defense One

What the Fighter of the Future Will Look Like

Summer 2015

The Wilson Quarterly

Future Wars: Reshaping the Ethics and Norms of War

20 April 2015

Army Magazine

Supersoldiers: Can Science and Technology Deliver Better Performance?

1 April 2015

Joint Force Quarterly

Will Humans Matter in the Wars of 2030?

Jan-Feb 2015

Military Review (US Army)

Ethics and the Enhanced Soldier of the Near Future

Winter 2015

Canadian Military Journal

The Ethics and Operational Considerations of Personal Augmentation in Military Operations

10 November 2014

Defense One

The Cyborg Medicine of Tomorrow Is Inside the Veteran of Today

20 October 2014

The Telegraph (UK)

The Real Cyborgs

16 September 2014

io9

10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed To Exist

5 September 2014

Brookings Institution

Our Cyborg Future: Law and Policy Implications

27 February 2014

Foreign Policy

The Future of War: Enhancing Human Performance

19 December 2013

National Research Council

Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security — A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues

21 October 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek (Poland)

Open-Source War

22 January 2013

io9: Futurism

It Could Be a War Crime to Use Biologically Enhanced Soldiers

5 January 2013

BBC World Service Radio

Weekend Report (starts at 12.30)

31 December 2012

Wired's Danger Room

Military Must Prep Now for ‘Mutant’ Future, Researchers Warn

31 December 2012

The Raw Story

Group Warns Military: Prepare Now for Risks of ‘Mutant Soldier’ Future

31 December 2012

Digital Journal

Prepare for Future of Troops with 'Mutant Powers' Pentagon Urged

31 December 2012

End The Lie

New Report Highlights Ethics and Policy Dangers of “Military Human Enhancements”

31 December 2012

The Blaze

Report: Soldiers with ‘Mutant Powers’ Coming...But Is Anyone Considering the Implications?

26 December 2012

Wired's Danger Room

This Scientist Wants Tomorrow’s Troops to Be Mutant-Powered

13 November 2012

Robotics Business Review

The Cyborg Agenda: Extreme Users

13 June 2010

The New Atlantis (blog)

Patrick Lin on the Military's Push for Human Enhancement

27 April 2010

Press Release

Ethics Professor to Discuss Military Technologies at Harvard University

Talks this spring include US Naval Academy, Cal Poly Science Café, local TEDx, others

5 April 2010

Mustang Daily (Cal Poly)

Stanford Law Professor Speaks About Neuroscience

25 February 2010

Press Release

Neuroscience and Ethics to be Explained by Stanford Professor on March 12

Issues include prediction, mind-reading, responsibility, consciousness, and more

31 August 2009

Press Release

NSF-Funded Ethics Report on Human Enhancement Released Today

Q&A format gives an easy-to-understand introduction and outline of key issues

2 Mar 2009

Press Release

Human Enhancement and Nanotechnology Conference to Convene at WMU

Ethics meeting to cover issues in sports, military, policy, religion, and more

15 Dec 2008

Press Release

Human Enhancement and Societal Challenges Featured in NanoEthics Journal

New collection of papers helps to navigate complex maze of issues

29 October 2007

Press Release

The Nanoethics Group to Discuss Human Enhancement Debate at ICNT 2007

Nov. 6 San Francisco talk examines predicted applications and growing controversy

* Invited talks, briefings, and book chapters may not all appear on this page.