Transhumanism, Human Augmentation, and Biohacking: Scoping Review with ☸️SAIMSARA.

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doi:10.62487/saimsara32a2b196

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Transhumanism, Human Augmentation, and Biohacking: Scoping Review with ☸️SAIMSARA.

Digital Health & Biotech

Issue 3, Volume 1, 2026

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DOI: 10.62487/saimsara32a2b196

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• Last update: 2026-05-25 15:57:07

What is this paper about

Transhumanism is no longer only a futuristic philosophy: this evidence map shows how wearables, biohacking, microchipping, XR, and human–machine prototypes are already reshaping identity, embodiment, and social acceptance. The full review separates empirical signals from speculative claims, showing where augmentation appears practical, emotionally driven, culturally normalized, or ethically contested.

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Abstract: The aim of this scoping review is to synthesize empirical research regarding the psychological drivers, social acceptance, and technological frameworks of transhumanism, identifying how human augmentation is currently perceived and implemented across diverse populations. The review uses 47 references and builds its evidence map from 13 original studies with 635 total participants/sample observations (topic-deduplicated ΣN). Across the included evidence, transhumanism increasingly appears as a lived, socially embedded practice rather than a purely speculative ideology, with consumer wearables, microchipping, and biohacking acting as everyday entry points into human-technology integration. Attitudinal research suggests that adoption is shaped less by conspiracy belief and more by personality traits such as openness, alongside affective drivers like techno-redemption. Practically, this supports designing augmentation technologies and communication strategies that account for emotional and cultural context rather than utility alone, while recognizing that the empirical base remains preliminary. Future research should test whether non-invasive, accidental adoption pathways translate into sustained acceptance of more invasive enhancements across diverse cultural settings.

Keywords: Transhumanism; Human augmentation; Human enhancement; Posthumanism; Biohacking; Human-machine symbiosis; Speculative design; Bioconservatism; Self-quantification; Technological integration

Review Stats

Final search date and database lock: 2026-05-18 20:25:04 CEST
Plan: Pro (expanded craft tokens; source: Semantic Scholar)
Source: Semantic Scholar
Total Abstracts/Papers: 3074
Downloaded Abstracts/Papers: 1000
Included original and non-original Abstracts/Papers (all): 367
Included original Abstracts/Papers (Vote counting by direction of effect): 13
Reference Index (links used in paper): 47
Total participants/sample observations (topic deduplicated ΣN): 635

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Reference Index (47)

[1] Transhumanism as Capitalist Continuity: Branded Bodies in the Age of Platform Sovereignty — https://doi.org/10.3390/humans5030021
[2] Transhumanism and Catholic Social Teaching — https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16080971
[3] Transhumanism and Qur'an-Centered Human Conception: A Contemporary Approach. — https://doi.org/10.54938/ijemdss.2025.04.1.394
[4] Ontological critique of transhumanism — https://doi.org/10.24147/1812-3996.2025.3.16-24
[5] Christian Hope and Transhumanism — https://doi.org/10.1093/cb/cbaf006
[6] The Philosophical Construction of Educational Science in Relation to Posthumanism and Transhumanism in Artificial Intelligence — https://doi.org/10.30622/tarr.1610935
[7] Transhumanism as a Challenge for Islamic Law — https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v34i2.158
[8] The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism — https://doi.org/10.47674/9781529239669

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