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Human augmentation is not a new phenomenon. We have been augmenting ourselves for thousands of years. As artist, composer Brian Eno explains: 'The spear is an augmented arm. The hammer is an augmented fist.' However, we are now at an exciting stage of evolution. What was science-fiction is now becoming fact and it is happening faster than most of us expected. But what is human augmentation? How will technology change our minds and bodies? And why does it matter?
Our new series Imagine Beyond takes on these questions to show how human augmentation can shape the world as we know it. But first, let's understand what human augmentation actually is.
What is Human Augmentation?
"The field of human augmentation (sometimes referred to as "Human 2.0") focuses on creating cognitive and physical improvements as an integral part of the human body. An example is using active control systems to create limb prosthetics with characteristics that can exceed the highest natural human performance." (gartner.com)
How Ethical is Human Augmentation?
Still, if we think of human augmentation, we imagine cyborgs and maybe even Daleks. But it is so much more. You might remember the movie Transcendence, where Will Caster's consciousness is uploaded onto a computer, and thus turning himself into artificial intelligence. It didn't take long before the first ethical questions popped up: Is this AI really Will? Is it dangerous for an AI to be able to think like a human and not just for the purpose it has been programmed for? Is it okay to take over the bodies of other people for doing greater good?
Human Augmentation: Too Science Fiction?
You might think that this is way too science fiction, but researchers are already working on transcending our minds into computers which could lead to us learning faster, not being tied to one location or even body. Just imagine the possibilities. Scenarios such as in Netflix' Altered Carbon do not seem that far-fetched anymore; we could cheat illness and death because we would be more than "just" our DNA. We are in the middle of the next step of our human evolution and I am excited about what is to come.
In our new web series Imagine Beyond we at Tomorrow Unlocked want to show you where we stand today and how our human self may be augmented in the future, making our life easier and also better.
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Numerous hours of planning, countless night shifts, and a massive amount of coffee chugged down – then, it was finally time!
Breath in once… twice…
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AND WE WERE LIVE!
Today, one year ago the Tomorrow Unlocked project went online. We were more than excited to create this new hub for technology culture and building a community of scientists, tech experts, enthusiasts, and artists. Now looking back at a year, which couldn't have gone by quicker, we still have to grasp the achievements we and our community managed to accomplish. By working with incredible people and creating diverse content we published more than 252 content pieces on the Tomorrow Unlocked website and generated more than 500.000 hours watch time on our Youtube Channel.
Let's have a look at our highlights!
<div><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJv753whZjpW22UfmaJbx4Q" target="_blank"></a></div>
Getting ready for the Unexpected
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8c6b07e9d9eb581135edc9c88ceac18b"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iv0N7i2virY?list=PLCIzhnLJonIbFbDnUvDPE02CP0Nopg_Ox&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>On July 8th an expedition to one of the most untouched places on earth set sails in the town of Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka headed towards the Kuril Islands to explore the environmental impact on this remote area of the earth, try first ascents and raise awareness for the protection of the islands. Tomorrow Unlocked accompanied the adventurers on their journey and reported on their insights, feeling, and challenges.</p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/machine-learning-beneath-the-sea" target="_self">Scientist Rishi Sugla on how big data and machine learning can save places like the Kuril Islands by making us understand them better.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/from-kurils-with-love/" target="_self">Revisit the crew's stories #fromkurilswithlove.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/supportvladimir/" target="_self">If you fell in love with the Kuril Islands just like we did, help the scientists in preserving this beautiful place with your donation.</a></p>hacker:HUNTER
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2144af86f3ff3e1d58b4794033ef9d8c"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PWh4UaODjgU?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> In August we introduced our very first web documentary series hacker:HUNTER by telling the infamous <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkOG7DYhcQ&t=6s" target="_blank">Carbanak story</a>. An incredible heist that cost banks millions of dollars. A few weeks later we premiered the second documentary titled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=194&v=vveLaA-z3-o&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank">hacker:HUNTER - Wannacry: The Marcus Hutchins Story</a>. An exclusive Tomorrow Unlocked documentary. Both documentaries have more than 2.345.500 views on YouTube today. <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/guardians/hacker_hunter/" target="_self">Watch all episodes here</a>.</p>Imagine Beyond
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2b952c3c0dc96e83e7b822dfa0a5ca6d"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/300-GOxt3cA?list=PLCIzhnLJonIa__uxPttEvWHqVYCVhJc79&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>IT security expert Marco Preuss takes us all on a journey to unlock how tomorrow may look like in his web series <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/imagine-beyond-human-augmentation" target="_self">Imagine Beyond</a>. Marco talks with experts about how technology may shape our humanity in the future, and the potentials of human augmentation. We are at an exciting stage of evolution: What was science-fiction is now becoming fact and it is happening faster than most of us expected.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIa__uxPttEvWHqVYCVhJc79" target="_blank">Dive into our augmented future with Marco!</a></p>Digitizing Art
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="af29c603d045f4e43eb879d1586beccd"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V1w56rsM7hw?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> Art is never easy. A work that fascinates and inspires one could insult and annoy the other. Social media offers creatives a perfect place to showcase their art to a completely different and international crowd. Street art in particular is a great example of this. In our web documentary <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/street-artists-on-instagram" target="_self">Leaving the Underground</a> we follow a group of artists to understand how technology and social media shape their art and made their creative movement possible.</p>TWELVE
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d0f11e896ce010e3087a0e84c54f88f6"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H6ho0VDhCaE?list=PLCIzhnLJonIYUZ6qmw-J5SWvrX0yrlCEU&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>With Covid-19 taking over the world and a lot of countries in lockdown 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us – but it also is one major historical moment we are all experiencing as a collective, be it in Russia, Germany, Nigeria or the US. We partnered up with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecommunitycreatives/?hl=de" target="_blank">The Community Creatives</a> and asked creatives all over the world to capture one hour of their life in lockdown in a one-minute short film. In three rounds we managed to capture TWELVE minutes of history, creativity, and connection with entries from all over the globe, showing us that we are all the same with our fears and hopes.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIYUZ6qmw-J5SWvrX0yrlCEU" target="_blank">Watch the finalists of the three rounds of TWELVE.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/TWELVEminutes" target="_self">Discover the world of TWELVE in our interactive world map.</a></p>Heroes of tomorrow!
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7dfaa0559fb0a4951e8ff54c86924f3a"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Bpxouu_lrE?list=PLCIzhnLJonIZdBCWYOBrRgmorrnCF9WkC&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> In a world where everything becomes more digital and intertwined it has become more important to protect ourselves against hackers and cybercriminals. Our web series <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/guardians/defenders-of-digital/" target="_self">Defenders of Digital</a> portraits heroes like Eva Galperin and Salvi Pascual, who take a dive into the dark side of the web and combat bad guys to protect our technological future. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIZdBCWYOBrRgmorrnCF9WkC" target="_blank">Meet our heroes on YouTube.</a></p>More to come!
<p>We're celebrating our first year of Tomorrow Unlocked on a high and are more than happy to walk into our second year with brand new ideas to inform, inspire, and enrichen you. Stay tuned and let's unlock our future together.</p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJv753whZjpW22UfmaJbx4Q/" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tmrwunlocked" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tmrwunlocked" target="_blank">Facebook, </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomorrow_unlocked/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>
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5 signs you'll make it as a tech entrepreneur
Do you have what it takes to lead a tech start-up?
Feeling like you're back to the same-old, same-old? It's frustrating when your ideas at work go unrealized, for reasons outside of your control.
What if you were making all the decisions? Do you have what it takes to lead your own tech start-up? Here are five qualities that make a successful tech entrepreneur, coming from those who've broken the mold of what it means to be one.
1. Uncertainty doesn't faze you
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e279b9b5cf175f28af1deb8f11f2d528"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OSE6Ja_vup8?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Starting a tech business is riddled with uncertainty. You need to be able to make a plan when the goalposts, and the ground beneath your feet, are moving. And you'll need to be able to adapt to change fast. You'll never have all the answers, but you'll still be able to see ways to move forward. Did you know that Tesla and SpaceX, both flagship companies of Elon Musk, came close to failing? The first electric car created by <a href="https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a29378/elon-musk-admits-to-shareholders-that-the-tesla-roadster-was-a-disaster/" target="_blank">Tesla, the Roadster, had big production problems</a> and <a href="https://timeline.com/spacex-musk-rocket-failures-c22975218fbe" target="_blank">SpaceX had many launch failures</a> before its final effort was a success.</p>2. You're willing to develop, improve and even throw out your ideas
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="44880f393043d8c33c5dd6a095874418"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6s2nzg2wxUw?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Tech entrepreneurs don't decide their 'baby' is the right solution and doggedly cling to it. Stories like that of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes" target="_blank">Elizabeth Holmes – inventor of the blood-test biochip that never existed</a> – show just how destructive hanging onto a dud idea can be.</p><p>Great tech entrepreneurs want to solve the problem more than they want to be right about how it's best solved. They're more interested in being useful than in being popular.</p>3. You can be persuasive, but you're more substance than style
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3406bbc59ae87c317b61874c3d06ec90"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ofz3iwX_x-o?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>When you run a start-up, you need to win people over to your idea, time and again. From securing funding to motivating your team, you need to be tireless in inspiring people to give you their best. And you're not just selling your product, you're selling yourself.</p><p>Contrary to popular belief, leaders don't need star quality – <a href="https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/lindred-greer-great-leaders-understand-fundamentals" target="_blank">experience and skills predict success better than charisma</a>. But you do need to make people believe in what you can do. </p><p>The famous author and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."</p>4. You're happy to do whatever needs doing
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<p>Gone are the days when entrepreneurs jealously guarded their ideas up until the moment of a giant, glitzy launch. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good" target="_blank">Perfect is the enemy of good</a>. And in tech, it's usually much easier to get a prototype or beta version out to gauge the response than it is with other kinds of products.</p><p>As anyone who's done <a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/user-research-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-do-it" target="_blank">user research</a> will tell you, the biggest shortcomings of products often aren't what the team thinks they are. Testing with real people isn't a luxury; it saves time and money.</p><p>Leading your own start-up almost always means working long hours and testing your skills to their limit. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2015/01/16/90-of-startups-will-fail-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10/#7f685a416679" target="_blank">Few succeed</a>, but if you have these five qualities, you have a great chance of being among those who do.</p>
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