{"id":24844,"date":"2023-02-24T17:58:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24844"},"modified":"2023-03-02T06:18:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:18:45","slug":"transhumanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/02\/transhumanism\/","title":{"rendered":"Transhumanism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embedding\u00a0a\u00a0chip\u00a0to\u00a0unlock\u00a0doors,\u00a0store\u00a0personal\u00a0medical\u00a0data, and getting\u00a0smart\u00a0contact\u00a0lenses\u00a0to\u00a0record\u00a0video\u00a0by\u00a0blinking\u00a0are only some of the things transhumanists do to alter their body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and learn&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;technological&nbsp;advances&nbsp;that&nbsp;have&nbsp;already&nbsp;altered&nbsp;the&nbsp;medical&nbsp;industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Transhumanism: Will humans evolve to something smarter? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 20 - BBC Ideas\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RVmuU04-X5E?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does<strong> hasten<\/strong> mean,<em> &#8220;There are some however who would not only rejoice at it, but want to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>hasten<\/strong><\/span> the day it arrives.&#8221;<\/em>?  Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li><li>What does <strong>supersede<\/strong> mean, <em>&#8220;Transhumanists look forward to a future in which Homo sapiens is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>superseded <\/strong><\/span>by a better, smarter, fitter model- humanity 2.0.&#8221;<\/em>?  Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li><li>What does <strong>dire<\/strong> mean, <em>&#8220;Humans are in<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> dire<\/strong><\/span> need of improvement.&#8221;<\/em>? Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your thoughts on transhumanism?<\/li><li>Share your opinions on the possibility of being able to leave our &#8216;fragile human bodies&#8217; behind and upload ourselves to computers and be able to live forever in the virtual world.<\/li><li>Do\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0any\u00a0wearable\u00a0devices\u00a0that\u00a0help\u00a0you\u00a0track\u00a0your\u00a0activities,\u00a0for\u00a0example,\u00a0sleep\u00a0patterns\u00a0or\u00a0steps?\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0analyze\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0you\u00a0receive\u00a0from\u00a0them?<\/li><li>Would\u00a0you\u00a0be\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0try\u00a0only\u00a0those\u00a0biohacking\u00a0techniques\u00a0that\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0proven\u00a0or\u00a0would\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0for\u00a0something\u00a0completely\u00a0innovative?<\/li><li>Should\u00a0people\u00a0be\u00a0worried\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0such\u00a0experiments\u00a0can\u00a0completely\u00a0transform\u00a0humans?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Embedding\u00a0a\u00a0chip\u00a0to\u00a0unlock\u00a0doors,\u00a0store\u00a0personal\u00a0medical\u00a0data, and getting\u00a0smart\u00a0contact\u00a0lenses\u00a0to\u00a0record\u00a0video\u00a0by\u00a0blinking\u00a0are only some of the things transhumanists do to alter their body. Watch the video and learn&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;technological&nbsp;advances&nbsp;that&nbsp;have&nbsp;already&nbsp;altered&nbsp;the&nbsp;medical&nbsp;industry. Vocabulary Questions: What does hasten mean, &#8220;There are some however who would not only rejoice at it, but want to hasten the day it arrives.&#8221;? Use this word in your own sentence. 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