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m a g a z i n e caprica: Birth of the cylons jonathan lethem & p.k. dick diy transhumanism kurzweil The Ray Kurzweil Interview The Chinese Singularity winter 2009 Table of Contents DIYBio...
  • archizero published this 12 / 20 / 2009
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I Mean, The Thing is... - REALITY SPOILER - Part 1

WARNING! REALITY SPOILER This document may change your perception of reality in a drastic way and make you understand things you did or did not want to know. Alternatively, it may just make you mor...
  • godthepantheist published this 12 / 05 / 2009
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Arguing A.I. Review Abbreviated)

Just a short summary of a chapter from the book "Arguing AI." This was the only chapter that contained any information I hadn't seen before.
  • Stryker_12 published this 10 / 27 / 2009
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Alan Brooks on FM-2030

Alan Brooks reviews the books and often dubious "predictions" of "futurist" F.M. Esfandiary (1930-2000), who later changed his name to FM-2030.
  • advancedatheist published this 09 / 25 / 2009
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Happiness is a Warm Electrode

http://www.popsci.com/node/4089 Home Search Login/Register Photos Videos Newsletter Learn More CARS GEAR & GADGETS DIY MILITARY, AVIATION & SPACE ENTERTAINMENT & GAMING THE ENVIRONMENT SCIT...
  • Prentice Reid published this 08 / 12 / 2009
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The Singularity is Near Review

Some notes I took on Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near." A great read, especially if you need to get it done in a hurry.
  • Stryker_12 published this 07 / 29 / 2009
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Post-Genderism - Beyond the Gender Binary

Abstract: "Postgenderism is an extrapolation of ways that technology is eroding the biological, psychological and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of binary gender will...
  • Extant Taxon published this 07 / 26 / 2009
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Signs of the End Times

We are living in an exciting time where there are a lot of things pointing to a timeframe that MIGHT signal the last day events. Please take note that this document is not to foretell the future or...
  • lettievc published this 07 / 16 / 2009
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ENDGAME Script and Timecodes for Subtitling

Complete script to the Alex Jones 2007 documentary "Endgame", along with timecodes (down to the second), available to anybody who would like to translate and/or subtitle the film. The documentary ...
  • Velocitor published this 06 / 09 / 2009
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Paper2 Technology

This paper explores an alternative Ethics of Technology within the philosophical framework of Teilhard de Chardin. It aims to show that the seemingly unguided technological advancements in the 21st...
  • chitocsu published this 06 / 02 / 2009
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A collection of Post-Objectivst Essays.

A collection of essays that can be found at http://folk.uio.no/thomas/po/post-obj...
  • Leo_The_Magnificent published this 05 / 09 / 2009
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What is Human? Rethinking the Boundaries of Transhumanism

Transhumanism as an "attitude" and the inevitable genetic engineering of the feral human genome constitutes a problem: survival of the human species as we know it. We must define "What Is Human" an...
  • Judyth Vary Baker published this 05 / 09 / 2009
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NBIC - Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance

Document on the use of biotechnology to "improve" human performance.
  • Extant Taxon published this 03 / 27 / 2009
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Societal Implications of Nano Science and Nanotechnology - National Science Foundation

Analysis by the National Science Foundation in 2001 of the sociological, cultural, "moral," and global implications of the transhumanist movement.
  • Extant Taxon published this 03 / 27 / 2009
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The Time Dimension

A chapter from F.M. Esfandiary's 1973 book, "Up- Wingers," where Esfandiary (who later changed his name to FM-2030) describes the speculative technologies which could conquer aging and death.
  • advancedatheist published this 03 / 20 / 2009
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Alcor Member Profiles

A selection of member profiles from the people who have signed up for cryonic suspension with the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. Published in "Cryonics" magazine in the yea...
  • advancedatheist published this 03 / 17 / 2009
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Nature Commentary: BMI

Nature Commentary on Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI).
  • jata published this 02 / 24 / 2009
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State of Humanity 2009

Humanity+ Executive Director Richard Leis gave a "State of Humanity+" talk at BIL 2009 on Sunday, February 08, 2009 at 11:10am PST. The presentation defines transhumanism, Humanity+, describes the ...
  • RichardLeis published this 02 / 09 / 2009
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Human Intelligence Increase

That '70's Transhumanism: Robert Anton Wilson in this article published back in 1980 writes, "We can expect more changes in human life during the next 40 years than occurred in the previous 4,000 y...
  • advancedatheist published this 01 / 23 / 2009
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Up Wing Priorities

Back in 1981, futurist F.M. Esfandiary, who later changed his name to FM-2030 (look him up on Wikipedia), published his vision of life that in mysterious, far-future year 2010. This essay, titled "...
  • advancedatheist published this 01 / 19 / 2009
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