Homo Digitalis
Homo Digitalis

Homo Digitalis

2017 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 4.0 Documentary

Will there come a point when our brain stops thinking without a computer? When we consider digital sex better than the real thing? And turn our body into a machine? We are living in the midst of an upheaval that could be more radical than anything our parents or grandparents ever experienced. But what does it all mean for us as human beings? In seven episodes the protagonist Helen Fares goes on a journey through futuristic technologies. She meets virtual friends, learns to steer a drone with her brain and to hack her own DNA. Encounters with experts in the US, Japan and Britan provide context to the posed question: Are we evolving into a new species - the Homo Digitalis? Simultaneously Homo Digitalis is a scientific experiment. In a playful test either as chatbot or as website the user can find out his or her personal future.

Will there come a point when our brain stops thinking without a computer? When we consider digital sex better than the real thing? And turn our body into a machine? We are living in the midst of an upheaval that could be more radical than anything our parents or grandparents ever experienced. But what does it all mean for us as human beings? In seven episodes the protagonist Helen Fares goes on a journey through futuristic technologies. She meets virtual friends, learns to steer a drone with her brain and to hack her own DNA. Encounters with experts in the US, Japan and Britan provide context to the posed question: Are we evolving into a new species - the Homo Digitalis? Simultaneously Homo Digitalis is a scientific experiment. In a playful test either as chatbot or as website the user can find out his or her personal future.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Perfect Friend

Are real human relationships soon obsolete? Will we only meet our friends virtually in the future? - Researchers are alr

EP 2

The Upgraded Brain

Our bodies and brains can now be upgraded technically. Anyone who gets a chip implanted in the brain can greatly expand

EP 3

The Digital Orgasm

Does life in the digital world lead to less and less sex? - A recent study confirms this thesis. In Japan, this trend is

EP 4

Eternal Youth

Would you tune your body, become a cyborg or hack your DNA to extend your life? - What sounds like science fiction is pa

EP 5

Virtual Entertainment

Anyone who has already tried everything in real life could discover something more exciting in the virtual world: as a s

EP 6

Digital Happiness at Work

Do machines and robots make us more efficient at work and ultimately happier? In fact, computers can learn to capture hu

EP 7

A New Type of Human

The digital revolution is transforming us humans sustainably - physically and mentally. How long have we still belonged

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