Hybrid Humans: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine

Uncover the huge breadth of human innovation with Harry Parker as he explores how technology is redefining what it means to be human.

Technological innovations such as implants, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives and offering solutions to the biological challenges faced by humans. Technology is redefining the way that the human body can function and challenging our understanding of the body.

After losing his legs to an IED while serving in Afghanistan, Harry Parker had to grapple with his new identity and disability, supported by technological innovations. His prosthetic legs are a constant reminder of how he relies on technology to move about the world and interact with it in a ‘normal’ way.

Drawing on his own personal experience and extensive research into the many other forms of interaction between biology and technology, Harry will explore the frontiers of man and machine and consider how innovations in robotics, computing and AI may be about to permanently alter our understanding of what it is to be human.