Synopsis

The quickening pace of technological innovation is bringing society in contact with a quality of life historically unprecedented. The transformation of cultures into a globally connected marketplace is taking place at clearly breakneck speeds. Technology can be a double-edged sword; however, it can work for us or we can allow it to work against us. Time-saving devices can often become devices that help us waste time rather than conserve it.

We have come far, but can civilization further survive the social consequences of embracing a worldview void of moral absolutes . . . a place where right and wrong are not so easily discernable given truth is commonly held as a relative term?

As the grand human experiment continues, many are becoming concerned our dependence on technogadgetry will inevitably lead us to merge with them. Where will we draw the line?

Cyborgenics helps us decipher the issues of our post-modern age as we contemplate a fast approaching post-human one. Hanson has provided a much anticipated work that satisfies a world hungry and in need for answers to the both new and age old problems facing humanity.