DO "FEMGINEERING" AND ARTIFICAL WOMBS SOUND THE DEATH KNELL OF THE FEMALE?

Is Fifth-Wave Feminism going to come from the Alt-Right?

by Duns Scotus

Sexbots are becoming ever more realistic and responsive, not to mention developments in virtual reality. Add to this, the recent breakthroughs in artificial womb technology, and we now see we are reaching a transhumanist "event horizon," where it will be possible to at least conceive of a future without women.

All that would be needed would be a way of producing enough female eggs without bothering with entire women, a "problem" that some male scientist somewhere will no doubt solve.

WHY THE SINGULARITY WILL NOT HAPPEN

by Daryl Withycombe

Those who want a prediction for our future as a species that is both positive and plausible often turn to the term “singularity.” This refers to a moment when our technology reaches such an advanced stage that it changes human nature and magically creates a new Utopia from our wiser, more advanced selves. Technologies commonly mentioned include human biological enhancement, artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces and transhumanism. But how likely is this singularity, given larger trends?