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Mapping the Human Mind: Will the BRAIN Initiative Lead to Freedom – or Mind Control?

October 21, 2013

In my illustration above, I feature "The Unfinished Portrait of Consciousness" where scientists collectively draw on an interactive giant computer screen of the human mind. They complete neurons, blood vess...

The Iron and the Clay: A Prophetic Vision of Man and Machine

September 11, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

In the second chapter of the book of Daniel, in the Bible, an ancient king is haunted by a dream. Nebuchadnezzar sees a colossal statue: a head of gold, a chest of silver, thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and ...

Artificial Intelligence and the Brain: Can Machines Think?

August 24, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

In this illustration, I superimposed my illustration of an Artificial Intelligence Robot onto a wallpaper of a futuristic laboratory. --------------------------------------------------------- The pursuit ...

Metadata Is Power

July 25, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

Why Protecting the Contents of a Message Is No Longer Enough My illustration entitled: "The Digital Breadcrumb Trail" - I walk through a dark futuristic city, unknowingly leaving glowing footprints beh...

Without Equality, Human Enhancement Will Create a New Caste System

July 7, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

For most of modern history, physical advantage has been mediated indirectly — through nutrition, healthcare, education, workplace safety, and (at the extreme) performance-enhancing drugs. Emerging biome...

The Four Foundations of Economic Capability: Value, Ownership, Knowledge and Choice

June 20, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Four Pillars" - Four monumental pillars engraved with Value, Ownership, Knowledge, and Choice supporting an open civic marketplace. Economic freedom is not secured merely...

Morphological Freedom: The Right to Shape and Upgrade the Human Body

June 18, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration featuring a scientist wearing a brain-computer interface (Neurochip); he is behind an animal-human hybrid spliced with tiger DNA, and a bionic woman with robotic mechanical parts. ...

Cryptography Is Applied Freedom

June 17, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

Why Mathematics Must Protect the Freedoms Institutions Cannot Always Guarantee Above is my illustration entitled: "The Bridge Beyond Permission". A vast chasm separates citizens from communication, com...