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REPORTS


Title
Short Description
Year
Zur (sozialen) Handlungsfähigkeit von Maschinen und Hybridakteuren…und warum sich die Soziologie mit Fragen zu „Hybridakteuren“ beschäftigen sollte… Popular scientific paper concerning the implications of non-human entities that seem like acting for social theory  (German)
2006
Visionen der Gentechnik, Robotik und Nanotechnologie und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Forschung und gesellschaftliche Perzeption Area: Visons of GNR / NBIC Technologies in their social, political, scientific and economic context  (German)
2006

Hybrids in Society - From “humans” to “persons”, “actants” and “posthumans” Synopsis of current "Project 2050" activity  (English)
2006
What’s so Problematic about “Transhuman” Technologies Project description:
social implications of nanotechnology  (English)
2006
Report: "TransVision 2007"
Report of the "TransVision" 2007 conference (Chicago/USA)  (German)
2007
Report: "TransVision 2006" Short report of the "TransVision" 2006 conference (University Helsinki)  (German)
2006
Article about Robodex 2003 Report of "Robodex 2003"  (English)
2003



COMMENTARIES
Future Energy for Saipan
Letter to the Saipan Tribune  (English)
2008
Something has to be done... Letter to the editor (Saipan Tribune) concerning the bad energyand environmental management on Saipan / CNMI  (English)
2007



DISCUSSION TEXTS & PROJECT OUTLINES

Title
Short Description
Year
Nanotechnology in Brief Introduction to "nanotechnology" for my "Techniklesekreis" (student discussion group on societal implications of emerging technologies / Summer Semester University Duisburg-Essen)  (German)
2006
Das Spag(h)ettiszenario - "Gray Goo" für Anfänger unny text depicting the "grey goo" szenario written for my "Techniklesekreis" (student discussion group on societal implications of emerging technologies / Summer Semester University Duisburg-Essen)  (German)
2006
Cyborg Introduction about "cyborgs" written for my "Techniklesekreis" (student discussion group on societal implications of emerging technologies / Summer Semester University Duisburg-Essen)  (German)
2006
Posthumanisten, Transhumanisten und Cyborgs A very short introduction to posthumanism / transhumanism and cyborgs written as background information for a student discussion round  (German)
2006



PRESENTATIONS


Title
Short Description
Year
Medizintechnik als Triebkraft der "Evolution 2.0"
Internal presentation at business meeting  (German)

"Hybrid Society“: Technische Entwicklungen und neue Herausforderungen für das Natur- und Menschenbild Public presentation at University Duisburg-Essen  ("Project 2050")  (German)
2005-2006
Transhumanismus: Selbst- und Fremdverständnis Public presentation at University Duisburg-Essen  ("Project 2050")  (German)
2006
MA(CHI)N(E): Menschenbilder - Maschinenbilder Seminar  presentation at University Duisburg-Essen  ("Project 2050")  (German)
2006
Inwieweit können Maschinen handeln? Seminar presentation at University Duisburg-Essen  ("Project 2050")  (German)
2006
AIBO Seminar presentation at University Duisburg-Essen  ("Project 2050") (German)
2005-2006
Robots - Our Future Partners?! Presentation in the context of a PhD-student colloquium at University Konstanz  (English)
2004
Roboter – unsere zukünftigen Partner!? –  Eine Vergleichsstudie zwischen Deutschland und Japan Presentation in the context of a PhD-student colloquium at University Konstanz  (German)
2003



ESSAYS


Title Short Description Year
Bioethik Short essay about "bioethics"  (German)
2002
Ansichten eines Klons Short essay abot "cloning"  (German)
2002
Thoughts About What Can't Possibly Be Known Essay about "reality" for university course  (English)
2000
Fahrende Bahnhöfe Philosopical Essay for university course (German)
2000
Gedanken zur Kommunikation Essay about comunication processes for university course (German)
2000
Quantenmechanik, Postmoderne und Religion The written version of a presentation I held as a student at University Konstanz about postmodern interpretations of quantum physics (German)
2001
Parallelen zwischen Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften
Essay about philosophical parallels in Hinduism and certain interpretations of quantum physics for university course (German) 2001



FICTION, SCENARIOS & ART


Title Short Description Year
TransArt
"Transhumanist" Artwork
2007-2008
Wie sind wir eigentlich posthuman geworden
Essay/Scenario for a contest  by the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe nominated for publication (German)
2006
Chronicles of the Future (August 9th, 2090) / The "Transgressionist War" (2040 - 2042) Fiction about bioethics, human enhancement,  regulations, social conflicts,  transhumanism (Fiction/Scenario, English))
2006
Future ABC Poem  (English)
2005
Sayako
Draft for SciFi story (English)
2003
In Memory
Poem for the atronauts who have died in the Space Shuttle "Columbia" accident in 2003  (English)
2003
3 Laws of Humanity

2003
The Talk Show
Short Play (English)
2001
Die Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung
Short Play (German)
2001
Die Vermisstenanzeige
Short Play (German)
2001
Perchance I Live in a Crazy World One of my first works that got printed (in the school magazine...) 1994





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