Pete Moore 
Enhancing Me 
The Hope and the Hype of Human Enhancement

Science is developing more and more potential for human beings to
enhance themselves. The pace of change is rapid, and some people
are already warning that we are heading for a post-human future
populated by ever-lasting, self-sustaining intelligence systems
into which the contents of a human mind have been poured…

Is this true? In Enhancing Me, Pete Moore examines the ways in
which technology can change our bodies, our brains, our emotions,
and how long we live. He talks to people who have actually been
‘enhanced’ to find out what it’s like and how beneficial it is; and
to the experts to find out what the future holds – including a look
at some of the more controversial, headline-grabbing claims.
He also looks at what drives us to want to be ‘superhuman’, and the
consequences for the individual and society alike:

* If you could live forever, would you want to?

* If you could download your mind onto a computer, would you
still be you?

* Should we insert chips into our children, so we can track where
they are?

* Should we force violent criminals to have mood-controlling
brain implants?

* Would you want technology to improve your memory… or help
you forget?

If you’ve ever wondered – or worried – about the pace at which
technology is progressing, then this book will give you an
eye-opening glimpse of the future in this fascinating field.

About the author

Pete Moore has been a freelance science writer since 1993, and
specialises in making ‘academish’ intelligible to people who only
speak English! He has received seven national awards for his work,
and has appeared on radio and television on 50 different occasions,
discussing his books and related news events. He is a public
speaker and a member of Toastmasters International; as well as a
fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a visiting lecturer in ethics
at Trinity College Bristol, and a course tutor on the Science
Communication MSc at the University of the West of England,
Bristol.

Table of Content

Introduction.

Section I: Longer Than Life.

1. Techno Fixes.

2. Maintain and Repair.

3. Uploading.

Section II: Brighter Than Life.

4. Let’s Stretch.

5. In Touch with the Brain.

6. Maxing Memory.

Section III: Better Than Life.

7. Conformity in Enhancement.

8. Adding Technology.

9. Better and Beyond.

Section IV: Faster Than Life.

10. Restoring Function.

11. Doping – Drugs and Genes.

12. Sporting Superhumans.

Section V: Hype or Hope?

Index.

About the author

Peter Moore has been a freelance science writer since 1993, and Specialises in making ‘academish’ intelligible to people who only speak English! He’s received six national awards for his work, and has made numerous appearances on radio and television. Pete is also a public speaker and a member of toastmasters International, as well as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a visiting lecturer in ethics at Trinity College Bristol, and a course tutor on the Science Communication MSc at the University of the West of England, Bristol.