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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | Ethics of Human Enhancement | PBS

Duration: 10:53
Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly #1351
Broadcast Date: Aug. 20, 2010

Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts that in the future humans will use technology to become smarter and healthier.

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