Doesn't it frustrate you when you can’t find anyone who is
tagging articles that are useful to the topic you are currently researching?
Well believe me I had a hell of a time finding someone who actually tagged more
than one decent article on cloning. So after countless hours of searching….haha
just kidding it didn’t take that many hours but it took a while, I finally
found someone who tagged various articles dealing with cloning.
So without further ado… drumroll please….. I would like to
introduce Rudy Garns!
I just happened to stumble upon him while I was on
diigo.com.
A little bit about Rudy: he is a philosopher who is
interested in the philosophy of mind, evolution and technology. Pretty cool
huh? Well if you want to learn more about him you can view his profile on
diigo.
Now to get to why I actually chose to follow this guy.
His library of tagged articles on cloning didn’t all have to
do with the ethics behind cloning and whether it is right or wrong which was
very refreshing. His tagged articles ranged from the ethics behind cloning to
the technology behind it and its applications. His library even had an article
dealing with cloning on a legal basis called “United Nations Will Reassess Ban
on Human Cloning”. I will definitely be reading that article pretty soon.
Rudy’s library did not only focus on human cloning which was
nice. He also included some articles on animal cloning. The article that caught
my attention the most on animal cloning was “Man’s Best Friend Forever: Cloning
dogs for love and profit.” Should be an interesting read.
Finally to the main reason why I chose to follow Rudy!
Although my research mainly has to do with human cloning, I
could not resist to be captivated by two things in Rudy’s library.
The first one was an article called “Why we should resurrect
Neanderthals.” Like who wouldn’t want to read that article. Just imagine Neanderthals
just walking among us. Scary? Yeah I would think so. Interesting? Definitely!
Imagine all the possibilities! Honestly, the first thing that popped into my
head was that movie Encino Man, you know the one with Brendan Fraser in it were
he is a caveman…. Just thought I should share that.
If you haven’t seen it, well here is a picture so you can
get an idea of what I am talking about:
Anyways moving on…. The second gem in Rudy’s library is a collection
of links titled… “Clones, Drones and Cyborgs.” How cool is that?! I don’t think
I would of ever had stumbled upon this anywhere else or even thought of
researching drones and cyborgs. The collection of articles under this group
range from technology, a bit of Sci-fi, ethics to what makes us humans. This
collection has 144 links so believe me there is plenty to read. If you are
into cyborgs or learning about extending a human’s life span to about 500 years
this is definitely the place to start.
And if you are researching
about clones or just happen to be looking for an interesting read just visit
Rudy’s library.
Believe me you’ll definitely find something that catches
your eye.
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