
Futurists: Superhuman 'Man-machines' coming soon
• Terrence AymFuturists see a new humanity on the horizon. The next stage of evolution, they claim, will not be decided by nature, but by Mankind itself.
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Futurists see a new humanity on the horizon. The next stage of evolution, they claim, will not be decided by nature, but by Mankind itself.
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