Altered Beings

Episode three of Outliers looks at human adaptation and advancement, and even the concept of immortality. London in England has become a focus for pioneers in human development, we hear from people who fuse technology with biology to explore new dimensions of understanding and ways of living. In Moscow, a key figure in the Russian capital's art and cultural scene is immortalised by friends who use a chat bot to recreate his personality, raising questions about what death means in the digital age, and who controls a memory. And in Seoul, South Korea, a ubiquitous cosmetic surgery industry finds itself linking to the ancient art of face reading, as modern Koreans increasingly go under the knife not only for aesthetic reasons, but to create a successful and lucky face.