Frankenstein: Self, Body, Creation and Monstrosity

Exhibition of a Monstrosity

Disability and monstrosity: further comments.

Frankenstein restored

When Ilya Prigogine carried off the Nobel Prize for network thermodynamics the science editor of a great English daily newspaper was on hand with guidance for the perplexed: “Professor Prigogine,” he explained, “is an expert on the chemical make-up of human beings.” Frankenstein, for once, did not rear his head, but he is no stranger to the headlines. As Jon Turney reveals in his dense treatise...

Countering the Frankenstein Complex

Isaac Asimov coined the term “Frankenstein Complex” to describe the fear that the general public has towards humanmade technologies when they invade the realm commonly considered to be God’s domain. Recently, several people have made a name for themselves partially by fanning this flame. This poster demonstrates some of the historical evidence of this fear and provides reasons why it is unfound...

HEAVEN: The Frankenstein effect

The HEAVEN head transplant initiative needs human data concerning the acute restoration of motor transmission after application of fusogens to the severed cord in man. Data from two centuries ago prove that a fresh cadaver, after hanging or decapitation, can be mobilized by electrical stimulation for up to 3 hours. By administering spinal cord stimulation by applied paddles to the cord or trans...