Because the lines between our bodies, skin, and data blur, will our sense of self and, in turn our sense of beauty, start being defined by data? Fashion futurist and trend forecaster Geraldine Wharry investigates
‘Being human’ is an idea in flux – the lines between our bodies, skin, and data are blurring. As we collectively adopt biometrics, facial recognition, and surveillance capitalism, our identity is being redefined in what could possibly be the following human evolutionary stage, ‘the coded self’. What does our sense of beauty and self mean if what defines us most is our data, greater than our own skin?
Five experts join me to debate these radical shifts within the...
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