How to Grow a Human

How to Build a Human explores the evolving understanding of identity and consciousness in the context of groundbreaking scientific advances in genetic editing, cloning, and neural downloading. Through his examination of human evolution and the nature of self, Philip Ball encourages a reconsideration of traditional concepts of personhood, emphasizing the importance of our flesh-and-blood existence in a rapidly changing technological landscape. The book invites readers to reflect on what it truly means to be human in the modern world.