Cyborgs
- Artificial Heart
- Fictional Robotic arm inside human flesh
- Prosthetic leg
These images are just some of the ways technology is blending with medicine in helping people. Even though some examples are just ideas, scientists are working hard to make them reality. With the help of technology, people are able to do things that were impossible before. A person who lost a leg can now walk again normally with the help of prosthetic legs that act like the normal leg thanks to computers. Another example is the artificial arm. In the future a person can have the inside of a cyborg while looking human on the outside. Ultimately the artificial heart is a reality and has already saved many lives that could not find a matching donor. These and many other technological advancement will change humanity in the way they live. We will be more dependent on cyborg technology to achieve a standard of excellence imposed by society. On the other hand, humans will become more dependent on technology and possibly ignore the traditional ways. This can be a negative aspects of future cyborgs. However, as humanity has seen through advancements in history, the way of life will be improved and hopefully will bring more peace to the world.



January 28, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Hi Arthur,
I hope you are right that technology may contribute to peace. Unfortunately, we have not seen much evidence of that. Maybe the challenge it to think through how to use technology to achieve those ends.
I would love to hear what you think on other topics.
Yves
April 23, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Those are some interesting images. Thank you for sharing those. It’s interesting that you mention the artificial heart; I’ve been trying to make it to the movies to watch Crank 2. Supposedly he gets an artificial heart but he had to keep recharging the heart. So before I read your blog I just thought of artificial hearts as a bad thing. But I guess its good to know that there have already been few successful transplants. I should research it; I would definitely like to know more.