Summary: <p>There’s no one like you. At least, not yet. But in some visions of the future, androids can do just about everything, computers will hook directly into your brain, and genetic human-hybrids with exotic traits will be walking the streets. So could humans become an endangered species?</p> <p>Be prepared to meet the new-and-improved you. But how much human would actually remain in the humanoids of the future?</p> <p>Plus, tips for preventing our own extinction in the face of inevitable natural catastrophes.</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://hanson.gmu.edu/home.html">Robin Hanson</a></strong> – Associate professor of economics, George Mason University</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://intelligence.org/team/">Luke Muehlhauser</a></strong> – Executive director of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.nymc.edu/sanewman/">Stuart Newman</a></strong> – Professor of cell biology and anatomy, New York Medical College</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.techsploitation.com/">Annalee Newitz</a></strong> – Editor of io9.com, and author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385535910/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385535910&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0385535910" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/programa-del-instituto-seti-conozca-a-su-reemplazo/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p>
