Transhumanism is the belief that humanity can evolve past our current physical limitations, especially via science and technology.

It’s hopeful and seeks to improve the lowest common experience of all humans, extend lifespan, expand cognition, and enable deeper spiritual and emotional fulfillment.

This sounds excellent.

But sometimes technologies are met with opposition.

From Golden Rice, which aimed to prevent blindness in at-risk populations but was rejected on political grounds, to vaccination, once controversial and now foundational to public health, to in vitro fertilization, brain-computer interfaces, and even artificial intelligence, which raises urgent questions about identity, agency, and control —

This workshop invites founders, scientists, artists, and technologists to explore the cultural membrane between innovation and adoption.

You’re invited to give a 5–10 minute Lightning Talk on your technology of interest, then place it on two axes: transhumanist vs nostalgic and taboo vs accepted. We’ll discuss and explore how technologies move across this map — and how to help them get where they need to go.

🗓 One-time workshop: May 29, 1–4pm

👤 Who this is for: Anyone curious about the philosophical and practical boundaries of human transformation via technology.

📧 To participate, email kat@cradle.xyz