{"id":907,"date":"2016-01-08T08:12:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T13:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radianse.com\/?p=907"},"modified":"2022-08-27T12:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T12:18:15","slug":"should-technology-surpass-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.hierarchy.agency\/radianse\/should-technology-surpass-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Technology Surpass Evolution?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology is progressing at an\u00a0arguably faster rate\u00a0than ever before. \u00a0Innumerable\u00a0advancements have changed daily life in ways that make almost everything convenient, from being able to cook noodles\u00a0in a microwave to smart\u00a0phones which quite literally put the world at our fingertips. \u00a0But does there come a point where technology becomes too advanced, where these improvements are too much<\/em>? \u00a0Should technology be able to surpass natural human evolution?<\/p>\n

An article recently published on businessfinancenews.com<\/a>\u00a0titled Men Doing Evolution’s Homework<\/a> outlines the story\u00a0of Neil Harbisson, a man who was born color blind. \u00a0Because of technology, “today he can distinguish between 360 colors and also has the ability to detect infrared light.” \u00a0While being able to distinguish between only 360 colors puts Harbisson on the same level as the average human eye, the technology\u00a0gives him this ability in an extremely unique way. \u00a0Another article, from Business Insider<\/a>\u00a0focusing on how “a new, game-changing technology can put electronics directly into the brain<\/a>,” explains\u00a0that\u00a0“the implanted antenna detects colors and assigns a tone to each color, allowing Harbisson to ‘hear’ color through bone conduction.” \u00a0So, the technology allows Neil Harbisson to perform a normal human function in an abnormal way; is this good or bad? \u00a0Clearly it’s good that this technology has solved a medical problem he was born with and likely thought he would never find a solution for. \u00a0But could it perhaps be bad that this technology can be used to simply enhance already healthy people who are not color blind? \u00a0“Evolution works slow, humans have begun to use intelligence and have started to take over the process that took natural selection millions of years. \u00a0Humans aim to transcend.”<\/p>\n

Advancing technology has surpassed evolution in more ways than just improving eyesight beyond what is natural. \u00a0A professor named Kevin Warwick “became the first person [to] graft an RFID chip under the skin in his arm. \u00a0He has connected himself to the computer systems at the University of Reading, which enables him to open doors and to turn switches. \u00a0His tweaks go as far as connecting his wife\u2019s nervous system to his own, which gives him the ability to feel what she was feeling.” \u00a0There is no arguing such advancements are truly incredible and not long ago seemed only possible in movies and fiction novels. \u00a0But I find it hard not to ask, ‘Does there come a point where the advancements go too far? \u00a0And if so, where is that line drawn?’<\/p>\n

It’s difficult to say if that tipping point happens when technology advances faster than we can find uses for, because there will almost always be someone who can come up with an ingenious way to put new technology to work. \u00a0What seems more accurate is when the line between human and machine blurs. \u00a0Not only is technology coming to take the place of certain jobs as robots become more human-like, but humans are also becoming more like robots. \u00a0The cyborg movement is upon us (as silly as it may sound), and though it seems more science-fiction than reality,\u00a0the technology is already here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Business Finance News<\/strong> | Picture credit see below (2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While we are dedicated to improving\u00a0RFID technology and expanding\u00a0its uses\u00a0here at Radianse<\/strong>, “implants”\u00a0are not in our current bag of tricks\u00a0(and, personally, I hope they won’t be any time soon). \u00a0To put it simply, we track people and things. \u00a0Is it possible that Radianse<\/strong> is heading in the the same direction of other technologies: becoming too advanced, a “Big Brother<\/a>” watching over everyone when we all become cyborgs with our superhero implants? \u00a0I don’t think so. \u00a0And this is primarily because we aim to provide actionable intelligence for those who need it, not enhance those who don’t.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? \u00a0Is it possible for technology to improve too quickly for its (and our) own good? \u00a0Or should we all become advocates of the cyborg movement? \u00a0Should technology surpass natural human evolution? \u00a0Send an email to\u00a0carolyn.riel@radianse.com\u00a0to let us know what you think! \u00a0Or for more information give us a call at (603) 994-2200. We’d enjoy hearing from you!<\/p>\n

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(1) Business Insider<\/strong> |\u00a0http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/technology-inject-electronics-into-brain-2015-6<\/p>\n

(2) Business Finance News<\/strong> |\u00a0http:\/\/www.businessfinancenews.com\/23952-men-doing-evolutions-homework\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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