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Beyond Identities: Human Becomings in Weirding Worlds

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A lengthy discussion of the past, present and possible futures of humans, cyborgs, artilects, and posthumans on Earth and especially not-Earth. Adapting human becomings for life in every niche in the cosmos—one of the most profound shifts towards fluid forms and identities of all.

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Dator, J. (2022). Ad Astra! Sort of…. In: Beyond Identities: Human Becomings in Weirding Worlds. Anticipation Science, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11732-9_13

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