Homo Digitalis

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.

Documentary

Homo Digitalis

Documentary

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First Aired on: Oct 18, 2017
Popularity: 2.6936: 1 votes
Networks: (AT)
(DE)
(DE)
(FR)
Production: Bilderfest (DE)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes

Season 1

Aired 8 years ago

7 Episodes

Episode 1The Perfect Friend9 min
Are real human relationships soon obsolete? Will we only meet our friends virtually in the future? - Researchers are already working on the digital replacement for meeting friends. They simulate the presence of people who are really far away or even dead. How does Helen Fares react when faced with a hologram instead of her friend?
Episode 2The Upgraded Brain9 min
Our bodies and brains can now be upgraded technically. Anyone who gets a chip implanted in the brain can greatly expand their thinking abilities. This blurs the boundaries between man and machine. What happens if the computers are smarter than us in the end? - Helen Fares tests what her brain is capable of today.
Episode 3The Digital Orgasm9 min
Does life in the digital world lead to less and less sex? - A recent study confirms this thesis. In Japan, this trend is much clearer than ours. Around half of the 18 to 30-year-old Japanese are permanently single without interest in intimate contacts. Robots could help here. How does that feel - sex with a robot?
Episode 4Eternal Youth9 min
Would you tune your body, become a cyborg or hack your DNA to extend your life? - What sounds like science fiction is partly already a reality: the prediction of diseases, the change of human genome and organs from the 3D printer. Helen Fares is fascinated by life-prolonging possibilities - and lets herself experiment with herself.
Episode 5Virtual Entertainment9 min
Anyone who has already tried everything in real life could discover something more exciting in the virtual world: as a superstar, as an extreme athlete or by immersing yourself in another body. Virtual Reality gives young people a very special leisure kick. Helen Fares tests if this is for her and gives a virtual live concert.