“Human” Afterlives How Technology Is Changing What It Means To Be Human

Part 1: The Virtue of Mortality
Will CRISPR and the potential absence of imperfection make us less than “human”?
Presented by: Andrew M. Flescher, Professor of English and Professor of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University
Part 2: Cyberpunk Necromancy
How will virtual "re-creations" of departed loved ones change our relationship with death, loss, and legacy?
Presented by: Elyse Graham, Associate Professor of English and Digital Humanities at Stony Brook University
Recorded on December 3, 2020