Future Engineered Humans

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Future Engineered Humans
Topic Started: May 17 2009, 06:13 PM (1,227 Views)
rufus	May 17 2009, 06:13 PM Post #1
Newborn Posts: 37 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: May 14, 2009	One possibility fpr futre engineered humans Dixon left out of his Man After Man is a human engineered for flight. As Brian Stableford observed in Future Man, a flying human would ahve to have greatly reduced body size, and reduced brian size. I once thought of two species of evolved humans derived form engineered stook; one is a flying primate with elongated jaws and fangs and talons for grabbing prye, much like a bird of prey. The other is a small species of humanoids adapted for underground dwelling, with enlarged ears for sonar, and stunted eyes. I can envison a vast desert-like future environment, where the latter is preyed on by the former.

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Holben	Nov 7 2009, 12:44 PM Post #31
Rumbo a la Victoria Posts: 14,335 Group: Admin Member #220 Joined: Sep 18, 2009 Area of expertise: Xenobiology	Ok...
	Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."


Canis Lupis	Nov 7 2009, 09:44 PM Post #32
Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth. Posts: 5,881 Group: Away Staff Member #95 Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Gender: Female Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: "A speccer once tried to tell me I was wrong. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."	Back on topic. The place I think humans would be engineered most is space, especially when exo-Earth (out of Earth) colonies begin to form. Thoughts?



Holben	Nov 8 2009, 04:10 AM Post #33
Rumbo a la Victoria Posts: 14,335 Group: Admin Member #220 Joined: Sep 18, 2009 Area of expertise: Xenobiology	Like the guild of steersmen in Dune?
	Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."


Kingpin	Nov 8 2009, 02:13 PM Post #34
Prime Specimen Posts: 1,600 Group: Members Member #248 Joined: Nov 7, 2009 Nationality: United States Favorite Quote: Which way is the enemy's gate?	Quote: The place I think humans would be engineered most is space, especially when exo-Earth (out of Earth) colonies begin to form. Thoughts? Depends on a couple of things, like if it's on a planet or free floating. I would imagine not in space so much, as people would be inclined to take care of themselves first, and I doubt the terrestrial colony would have any other needs for GE humans.
	Quote: I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny. -Last Olympian, Rick Riordan. Quote: HELICOPTER. It is a HELICOPTER. You call that thing a 'whirly-bird' one more time, I'll beat you SO bad, your sister's gonna wish she never gave birth to you. -Nick


Holben	Nov 9 2009, 02:36 PM Post #35
Rumbo a la Victoria Posts: 14,335 Group: Admin Member #220 Joined: Sep 18, 2009 Area of expertise: Xenobiology	They could just use robots.
	Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed."


Space Gorilla	Apr 28 2010, 02:10 AM Post #36
Primate Thinker Posts: 1,939 Group: Members Member #306 Joined: Apr 27, 2010 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Macedonian Also known as: Kordoba, Orionite; Gender: Cisgender Gay White Male	rufus May 17 2009, 06:13 PM One possibility fpr futre engineered humans Dixon left out of his Man After Man is a human engineered for flight. As Brian Stableford observed in Future Man, a flying human would ahve to have greatly reduced body size, and reduced brian size. I once thought of two species of evolved humans derived form engineered stook; one is a flying primate with elongated jaws and fangs and talons for grabbing prye, much like a bird of prey. The other is a small species of humanoids adapted for underground dwelling, with enlarged ears for sonar, and stunted eyes. I can envison a vast desert-like future environment, where the latter is preyed on by the former. Olaf Stapledon made a good model for that in 'First and Last Men'.
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