# To upgrade is human

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2003
- Speaker: Gregory Stock
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_stock_to_upgrade_is_human)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this prophetic 2003 talk -- just days before Dolly the sheep was stuffed -- biotech ethicist Gregory Stock looked forward to new, more meaningful (and controversial) technologies, like customizable babies, whose adoption might drive human evolution.

## Lectures

1. [To upgrade is human](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gregory_stock_to_upgrade_is_human/7098d9222a35), 18 min (TED's player)