Transhumanism

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  1. About
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About

Transhumanity is the belief that individual humans can become better, healthier, and happier through the ethical use of technology to improve our minds and bodies.

Links

Anders Transhuman Page
One of the first transhumanist sites and still very comprehensive. Features an introduction to transhumanism and five detailed topic areas: Individual, Global, Cultural, Technological, and Organizational.
Changesurfer Radio
Weekly program about technology and politics, produced by Dr. James J. Hughes, transmitting a high-tech vision of a radically democratic future. Frequent topics includes biotechnology, bioethics, space, science fiction, sexuality, and radical politics.
Extropy Institute
Transhumanist group which advocates using technology to extend healthy life, augment intelligence, optimize psychology, and improve social systems.
Homo Multifarius
Unique speculative perspective on the possibility of individual humans sharing multiple brains.
World Transhumanist Association
Explores possibilities for the "posthuman" future created by increased merging of people and technology via bioengineering, cybernetics, nanotechnologies, and other emerging innovations. Offers an academic journal, e-zine, FAQ, discussion lists, and references.
Betterhumans
News, articles, and links related to scientific advances in human improvement.
Anarcho-Transhumanism
A synthesis of anarchism and transhumanism, centered on the attainment of political, economic, and biological freedom.
Cyborg Democracy
Blog and essays that approach progressive politics from a transhumanist perspective.
'Transhumanism', by Julian Huxley
Full version of the 1957 essay in which the word 'transhumanism' was used.
Mind Uploading
The putative future process of copying one's mind from the natural substrate of the brain into an artificial one, manufactured by humans.
Cyborg 101
Explores existing forms of integration of the personal with the technological, using the cinematic Terminator as an extended metaphor.
Wikipedia: Category: Transhumanism
Definition, history, and various topics.
The Advent Of Humanisation
Suggesting that the human race has a certain genetic potential - an inherent capacity to create a particular form of society - which is now close to realization.

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