# Culture and Physiology Could Evolve Together by M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge > "Human culture and human physiology may undergo rapid evolution, intertwining like the twin strands of DNA, hopefully guided by analytic science as well as traditional wisdom." > **— M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge**, *2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [Roco and Bainbridge, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance, 2002](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/bioecon-%28%23%20023SUPP%29%20NSF-NBIC.pdf). The DNA metaphor expresses a hoped-for coupling of cultural and physiological change. The Overview is the editors’ authored forecast within an NSF/DOC-sponsored volume; its views are not automatically U.S. Government policy. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Coevolution|Coevolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance|Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance]] - [[wiki/Coevolution|Coevolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Human culture and human physiology may undergo rapid evolution, intertwining like the twin strands of DNA, hopefully guided by analytic science as well as traditional wisdom." — M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge, 2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nbic-culture-physiology-evolution ```