In the early twentieth century, the invention of plastic was hailed as the beginning of a bright future for mankind. “Plastic Man”, as the early…

We are getting fairly used to hearing phrases such as: “In a few years, computers will be much more intelligent than us” or even: “Computers are…

Lovecraft and the Posthuman

Literature, and especially science fiction, provides us with many visions of what the posthuman could be. Cyborgs, digitized minds, mutants,…

2016 is becoming the year of Hollywood blockbuster films about superheroes fighting each other. Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War will be released…

A Finnish software security expert has assembled the material for what must be one of the first museums for computer viruses. Mikko Hypponen recently…

The complex relationship between humans and humanoid robots discussed in Tuesday’s post here on Posthuman Aesthetics is not just a hypothetical…

For many years now, Hollywood has given us plenty of visions of extraordinary humans, humans with superpowers, humans who transcend physical…