Transhumanism

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.