About this season
Technology that once seemed like science fiction is rapidly becoming reality. In this four-part series, Emily Chang unravels the future of being human in an age of unprecedented innovation.
Episodes (4)
1. How Tech Is Breaking the Rules of Biology
Aired 3 December 2024 • 25 min
From birth to death, tech is stretching the boundaries of biology. In this episode of Posthuman, we explore the discoveries that could transform reproduction, healthcare and how we die.
2. Your Brain Is the Next Tech Frontier
Aired 26 November 2024 • 25 min
From brain implants that allow paralyzed patients to communicate to the wearable devices enhancing our capabilities, brain-computer interfaces could change the way we use our minds forever.
3. Love in the Age of Machines
Aired 19 November 2024 • 26 min
We are now more connected than ever, but also more lonely. Could AI companionship be the cure? In this episode, Emily Chang explores the future tech behind a growing market of relationships-on-demand.
4. Robots: The Aliens We Made
Aired 12 November 2024 • 25 min
Emily Chang meets some of the world’s most advanced, and most intelligent, robots. Will the creation of a synthetic species with human-like intelligence improve the human experience, or end it?