A subject that has caught my attention recently is the posthuman and transhuman movements. Both of these are inter-related, in that once the "transhuman singularity" has been acheived, we will be in the posthuman era. Fascinating stuff. if you're not familiar with the subjects, I suggest you look it up, but in brief - transhumanism is the idea of using nanotechnology, biotech and genetic engineering to enhance, modify and create "perfect" humans. These ubermen would be "posthuman". Like I say, that is how I understand it, in a nutshell.<br /><br />I've been thinking about what sort of technologies the SF universe might produce to make "trans-sentients" (I'd avoid "trans-species", since that would imply race-to-race modifications) in the Frontier. What sort of nanotech, biotech, etc., would exist, and what effects would it have on the peoples of the Frontier? What would the game rules be (in any version)? What about the in-game role-playing opportunities? Maybe there are Yazirian religious extremists that feel such tech is an abomination. Maybe some Vrusk company is a leader in nanotech. Maybe Cassidine Development Corporation uses a wide variety of such tech in their terraforming work (which is a whole 'nother topic). This is definitely something I am going to continue to research. Please discuss...
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