22nd Century - 22nd Century Written by Michael Chorost PBS 2007 1. 2. 3. 4. Who is the author of Brave New World? a. Aldous Huxley b. James Hughes c. | Course Hero

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22nd Century Written by Michael Chorost PBS (2007)
1.Who is the authorofBrave NewWorld?a.AldousHuxley
b.JamesHughesc.RamezNaamd.CharlesDarwine.PeterSinger
a . Aldous Huxley
2.Orlanda Bell isan astralprojection:half
___, half ___.e.human;machine
a.amoeba;parameciumb.hardware;softwarec.chimpanzee;humand.cat; dog
3.The World Wide___ is a futuretechnologicaldevelopment thatwas discussed atthe beginning ofthe22nd Centuryprogram.
a.Eyeb.Stomachc.Heartd.Minde.Ear
4.Erick Ramsey islocked in—whichmeans that he is___.
a.alwaysgettinghimselflockedinvariousroomsb.anexpertlocksmithc.totallyaware ofhissurroundings, butnot abletocommunicatewith theoutsideworldd.kickedout ofhisparents’houseforevere.dead
5.Erick’sprofessionalambition is tobecome a ___.a.jugglerb.Disneyartistc.magiciand.boxere.physician
6.According toRamez Naam(author ofMoreThan Human),the term ___ (asused in sciencefiction) refers to aperson who hastechnologyimplanted insidehis body; onewho is parthuman and partmachine.
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Unformatted text preview:e. robot 7. According to Ramez Naam, as long as humanity has existed we have always looked for ways to ___. a. make ourselve s smarter b. live longer c. improve who we are and our environ ment d. All of the above. e. A and C only. 8. Bill McKibben (author of Enough ) would most likely side with ___. a. Orlanda Bell b. Aldous Huxley 9. Michael Chorost (who considered himself an early cyborg) received a ___. a. heart transpla nt b. leg amputati on c. cochlear implant d. vasecto my e. liver transpla nt 10. Bill McKibben, a transhumanist critic, mentions which of the following as making us human? a. Our commit ment to one another. b. Love of art, music, and literatur e. c. Our interest in the spiritual and philosop hical. d. Our ability to fall in love. e. All of the above. 11. Steve Mann (University of Toronto) is associated with ____. a. wearabl e compute rs b. flying cars c. quantum compute rs d. biodegra dable clothing e. transpar ent clothing
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