×The idea of transhumanism – that we can enhance human capabilities and ultimately escape death by turning ourselves into machines – is hundreds of years old, and as controversial as ever. Irish writer Mark O’Connell’s , a travelogue of strange journeys and bizarre encounters among transhumanists, has just won the . Simon Ings asked O’Connell how he managed to give transhumanism a human face – despite his own scepticism. Has transhumanism ever made personal sense to you?Transhumanism’s critique of the human condition, its anxiety around having to die — that’s something I have some...…×The idea of transhumanism – that we can enhance human capabilities and ultimately escape death by turning ourselves into machines – is hundreds of years old, and as controversial as ever. Irish writer Mark O’Connell’s , a travelogue of strange journeys and bizarre encounters among transhumanists, has just won the . Simon Ings asked O’Connell how he managed to give transhumanism a human face – despite his own scepticism. Has transhumanism ever made personal sense to you?Transhumanism’s critique of the human condition, its anxiety around having to die — that’s something I have some...WW…

×ByHumankind: A hopeful historyBloomsbury (Buy from *)IN 1651, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes startled the world with Leviathan, an account of the . Hobbes argued that people, when left to their own devices, were naturally vicious. Fortunately, they were also gregarious, and it was through their groups, societies and civilisations that people expressed their best selves.For those with anxious minds, the trouble with Hobbes’s view is that …No commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing...…×ByHumankind: A hopeful historyBloomsbury (Buy from *)IN 1651, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes startled the world with Leviathan, an account of the . Hobbes argued that people, when left to their own devices, were naturally vicious. Fortunately, they were also gregarious, and it was through their groups, societies and civilisations that people expressed their best selves.For those with anxious minds, the trouble with Hobbes’s view is that …No commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing...WW…