naa a22 4500 510778402 CHVBK 20180411083238.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11948-012-9396-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11948-012-9396-1 Makridis Christos Department of Engineering, Huang Engineering Center, Stanford University, 475 Via Ortega, 94305-4121, Stanford, CA, USA aut Converging Technologies: A Critical Analysis of Cognitive Enhancement for Public Policy Application [Elektronische Daten] [Christos Makridis] This paper investigates cognitive enhancement, specifically biological cognitive enhancement (BCE), as a converging technology, and its implications for public policy. With an increasing rate of technological advancements, the legal, social, and economic frameworks lag behind the scientific advancements that they support. This lag poses significant challenges for policymakers if it is not dealt with sufficiently within the right analytical context. Therefore, the driving question behind this paper is, "What contingencies inform the advancement of biological cognitive enhancement, and what would society look like under this set of assumptions?” The paper is divided into five components: (1) defining the current policy context for BCEs, (2) analyzing the current social and economic outcomes to BCEs, (3) investigating the context of cost-benefit arguments in relation to BCEs, (4) proposing an analytical model for evaluating contingencies for BCE development, and (5) evaluating a simulated policy, social, technological, and economic context given the contingencies. In order to manage the risk and uncertainty inherent in technological change, BCEs' drivers must be scrutinized and evaluated. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012 Cognitive enhancement nationallicence Biological cognitive enhancement nationallicence Technology change nationallicence Public values nationallicence Technology governance nationallicence Risk management nationallicence Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 1017-1038 1353-3452 19:3<1017 2013 19 11948 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9396-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9396-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Makridis Christos Department of Engineering, Huang Engineering Center, Stanford University, 475 Via Ortega, 94305-4121, Stanford, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 1017-1038 1353-3452 19:3<1017 2013 19 11948 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer