Author and academic Robert M. Geraci states that cyberpunk as a genre attempts to caution against transhumanism by exposing the problematic elements of the social economy that supports it. Notable transhumanist authors Neal Asher Margaret Atwood Iain M. Banks Kage Baker Stephen Baxter Greg Bear Gregory Benford Marshall Brain David Brin Octavia Butler Ted Chiang Arthur C. Clarke Philip K. Dick Cory Doctorow Jacek Dukaj Greg Egan Warren Ellis Peter F Hamilton Michel Houellebecq Aldous Huxley Stanisław Lem C. S. Lewis Ken MacLeod Richard K. Morgan Ramez Naam Yuri Nikitin Richard Powers Adam Renzema Alastair Reynolds John Scalzi Dan Simmons David Simpson Olaf Stapledon Neal Stephenson Bruce Sterling Charles Stross John C. Wright Transhumanist novels In television and film The science fiction film genre has always had a hand in exploring transhumanism and the ethics and implications surrounding it. In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, however, there has been a surge of films and television shows focusing on the superhero genre. There are many superheroes whose stories are propelled or entirely result from dealings with transhumanism. From Iron Man to The Batman saga, there have been plenty of heroes who did not receive their powers naturally, and therefore represent the great leap human beings may take into improving their own condition. Additionally, because these films represent the most popular trend in the medium today, they indeed represent a glimpse into the ideological shift of western culture as a whole. The fixation on normal men and women improving themselves artificially seems to have become a very widely accepted and celebrated idea. 2001: A Space Odyssey The 4400 2B Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Akira Alphas Altered Carbon Andromeda Avatar Battlestar Galactica Beneath the Planet of the Apes Bicentennial Man Bio Booster Armor Guyver Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049 Brainstorm Caprica Chappie Childhood's End Crest of the Stars Cyborg Dark Angel Dark City District 9 Doctor Who Elysium Ex Machina Fringe Galatea 2.2 Galaxy Express 999 Gattaca Ghost in the Shell Her Heroes H+ (a web series) Humans Interstellar Jupiter Ascending Kamen Rider Build The Lawnmower Man Limitless Lucy The Matrix franchise The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Mobile Suit Gundam Mutant X Neon Genesis Evangelion Ninja Robots Orphan Black The Outer Limits episodes: "The Sixth Finger" Pacific Rim Powder Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Power Rangers RPM Prometheus RoboCop franchise Stargate SG-1 Star Trek: The Original Series: "Where No Man Has Gone