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Vestigial Organs Seem Ripe for Transhumanist Tweaks

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:56:22 +0000

"A lot of transhumanist types focus on replacing perfectly good body parts with even better ones, ..., but it seems to me we ought to start by dropping some of our vestigial organs in favor of something more useful, or at least more classy."

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What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:48:36 +0000

Here are the "slides" for my talk at Seminars about Long-Term Thinking, 15 February 2007.

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YouTube - I am the very model of a Singularitarian

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:54:21 +0000

"Charlie Kam has written and recorded a humorous Singularitarian version of Gilbert & Sullivan's "I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General," from the Gilbert & Sullivan opera, "The Pirates of Penzance.""

Tags: #extropian #funny #future #scifi #singularitarian #singularity #transhumanity #video

Ray Kurzweil: Computers Will Extend Human Lifespan - VARBusiness

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:19:36 +0000

"In just 15 years, we'll begin to see the merger of human and computer intelligence that ultimately will enable people to live forever. At least that's the prediction of author and futurist Ray Kurzweil."

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Globetechnology: Computer scientist Kurzweil aims to live forever

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:15:38 +0000

'"Death is a tragedy," a process of suffering that rids the world of its most tested, experienced members — people whose contributions to science and the arts could only multiply with agelessness, he said.'

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Human Studies Show Feasibility of Brain-Machine Interfaces

Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:31:11 +0000

"While the new studies provide an initial proof of principle that human application of brain-machine interfaces is possible, the researchers emphasize that many years of development and clinical testing will be required before such neuroprosthetic devices

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The Military - DARPA's new supersoldiers

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 04:33:58 +0000

"Human augmentation is coming; the only question is how soon."

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Deaf Women Get First Brainstem Implants

Sun, 11 Jan 2004 05:57:25 +0000

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Blogging and the Singularity

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:43:39 +0000

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Transhumanism and the problem of value

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:54:02 +0000

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The Transhumanist FAQ

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:12:55 +0000

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Toronto Transhumanist Association

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:21:25 +0000

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Brain-linked Prosthetics Prove Durable

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 04:57:21 +0000

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Immortality Institute ~ Book Project

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 20:27:05 +0000

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