Redesigning Life: How Technology Enables a New Generation of Humans

The advance of genetic engineering makes it quite conceivable that we will begin to design our own evolutionary progress”. This quote from Isaac Asimov, from The Beginning and the End, that once sounded like science fiction, is nothing but reality today.
Technology advances and the will of change from designers and artists combined, are enablers of a new generation of humans that aim to be harder, better, faster and stronger. What superpowers can we acquire today? With what purpose? In this talk, Alberto Levy, discussed existing technology that allows a redesign of humans, encompassing topics like ethics, design, transhumanism and evolution, fostering a discussion about endless possibilities of redesigning humans. Be ready to redesign your better self.