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Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement (2013)

"Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement" questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities, a scientist, journalist, community organizer, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot, FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Patricia BernePatricia BerneHerself
  • Photo of Fernanda CasteloFernanda CasteloHerself
  • Photo of John HockenberryJohn HockenberryHimself
  • Photo of Gregor WolbringGregor WolbringHimself
  • Photo of Hugh HerrHugh HerrSelf

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