2.8: Aesthetics of Enhancement

Discuss how technology impacts our perceptions and emotions and how we measure and evaluate concepts like beauty.

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New York - Aesthetics of Enhancement -- Apr 26 , 2011 - From digital avatars to subcutaneous silicon implants, modifying the human body in the real and virtual worlds is a growing trend. Our bodies may one day cease to be discreet objects and instead contain numerous interfaces that wirelessly share data with other machines and even plug into them. As the gap between therapy and enhancement narrows, how will technology impact our perceptions and emotions, and how will we measure and evaluate concepts like beauty? To discuss these emergent trends and debates, Hybrid Reality and Science House convened a salon of experts including: James Jorasch, Megan Kingery, and Rita King of Science House; Katelan Foisy, visual artist and blogger; Daniel Moore, IBM; Greg Lindsay, Fast Company; Lina Srivastava, transmedia consultant; Yael Kanarek, artist and teacher; Wafaa Bilal, New York University; Kyle Munkittrick, Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies; Scott Draves, software artist; Isabel Draves, start-up consultant; Shane Hope, artist; Paul Hoffman, journalist and biographer; and Quinn Norton, writer and photographer.

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