In this special two-hour presentation, “The Real Superhumans and the
Quest for the Future Fantastic,” witness the amazing stories of real
people with extraordinary mega powers. But just who are these “super
humans?”
In Switzerland, meet a woman who combines senses so that she can
“taste” music; in Turkey, a painter compared with Renaissance master
Brunelleschi, who has been blind since birth; in Germany, a man discovered
one day that he can perform complex calculations in his mind; and in
the Netherlands, a man who possesses the inexplicable power to withstand
extreme cold – but how? These super powers seemingly transcend what it
means to be human, how we use our natural senses and our physical
limitations. Meet these remarkable individuals, consult with the
world’s leading geneticists, biologists and futurists and discover their
startling perspectives on these super powers and the implications of these
gifts on future generations.

No species has had the ability to direct its own evolutionary course – until
now. Have we reached the point where new technologies have put the
genetic engineering process into our own hands? The real-life superheroes
in this special are harbingers of the type of advanced humans we could
become in the not-so-distant future – by examining the unique gifts they
possess today, what can we learn about what humanity will be like
tomorrow? “The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic”
is about true superheroes, genetic engineering and the future of human
evolution. See how the rules of evolution are on the brink of fundamental
change, how it will happen, and – ultimately – how it provokes the
question of what it means to be human.