---
title: "Here’s What the Future of Human Modification Might Look Like"
description: "Our technology is becoming more and more a part of our bodies. Here, experts discuss what this could mean for the future of humanity."
date: "2016-08-05"
modified: "2016-08-05"
authors:
  - name: "Jolene Creighton"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jolene-creighton"
url: "https://futurism.com/heres-what-the-future-of-human-modification-might-look-like"
categories:
  - "Health & Medicine"
  - "Prosthetics and Devices"
tags:
  - "bionics"
  - "prosthetics"
  - "robotics"
---

# Here’s What the Future of Human Modification Might Look Like

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/human-modification-bionics.png>)
*Shan Sheehan/Flickr \<em\>Image: Shan Sheehan/Flickr\</em\>*

In this discussion, British philosopher David Pearce, Sci-fi author Richard Morgan, and Nicky Ashwell (who is a pioneering user of a new kind of bionic prosthetic) talk about how our technology will impact the future of society and transform what it means to be human.

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