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Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science: Homo Techno

56 minutes 45 seconds

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This episode features stories that prompt scientists to think about how advances in science and technology are causing humans to evolve into a news species: part human and part machine. One of the stories features a paralyzed former gang member who received brain implants allowing him to move a robotic arm by pure thought. These advances pose the question of what essential qualities will humans want to preserve as advancement continues? Part of the "Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science" series.

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Runtime: 56 minutes 45 seconds

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Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science
Episode 3
56 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science
Episode 2
56 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science
Episode 1
56 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12