Posted: Wed, February 20, 2013 | By: Hank Pellissier
Immortality Seeker? Yes, I am.
Epicurean? Ditto. I enjoy flavorgasmic satiety in the foodie troughs of San Francisco. Daily I ingest about 3,600 oily, spicy calories.
Does this make me corpulent? No! I’m 6′ 2”, 168 lbs, 9.9% body fat, cholesterol 145, BMI (body mass index) 21.6. - scrawny because… Continue Reading
Posted: Wed, February 20, 2013 | By: DEBATE
In surveys of what transhumanists want, one of the top priorities listed is always the exploration and colonization of outer space.
Why is this?
(I must admit it befuddles me a bit. I generally don’t even think about issues beyond planet Earth. I never thought about being an astronaut, or dreamed… Continue Reading
Posted: Wed, February 20, 2013 | By: David A. Kekich
Dear Future Centenarian,
I watched a fascinating Gerontology Research Group presentation which was held at UCLA.
The guest speaker was James Watson, M.D., a plastic surgeon who is also an aging and stem cell authority. Dr. Steven Coles usually presents, but he observed this time while recovering from cancer surgery.
… Continue ReadingPosted: Wed, February 20, 2013 | By: Leo Igwe
This is a wake up call to skeptically-minded people in Papua New Guinea. This is a call to action - a call to become involved in transforming your society; a call to become visible, to discard the garb of passivity and anonymity and don the robe of social engagement.
From… Continue Reading
Posted: Wed, February 20, 2013 | By: Hank Pellissier
thwaaack! OUCH! thwaaack! OUCH! thwaaack! OUCH!
Many Westerners regard Singapore as a weird tropical tyranny where: 1) You get caned with a bamboo stick for spray-painting graffiti. 2) Chewing gum is prohibited. 3) You get executed via hanging if you’re convicted of drug-dealing.
The tiny archipelago-on-the-equator is all that, it’s… Continue Reading
Posted: Tue, February 19, 2013 | By: Samantha Atkins
Human beings have yearned to transcend the pains and limitations of their condition since far back in prehistoric times. We have yearned to be free of sickness, aging, and death. Yearned to have an abundance of all good and necessary things. Yearned to have peace and deep lasting happiness. We… Continue Reading
Posted: Tue, February 19, 2013 | By: Zeev Kirsch
After my February 3rd article on Asteroid Mining was published, the Earth was nearly hit by a 150 meter asteroid and was actually hit [coincidence? surprise ?] by a real asteroid in Russia which was far smaller. This event stoked a firestorm of interest in asteroid defense more than… Continue Reading
Posted: Mon, February 18, 2013 | By: DEBATE
DIY grinders / biohackers, like Rich Lee, have posited a near-future where surgeries on the black market would be available for about 90% less than the medical establishment cost.
Of course, the black market surgeries would be performed by grinders with no licenses / legal credentials, with equipment created… Continue Reading
Posted: Mon, February 18, 2013 | By: Eric Schulke
Alpha thinkers are creatives, innovators, pioneers. They acutely and agilely navigate an abundance of diverse, fallacy aware thinking.
The alpha thinker can’t bring themselves to live at the last outpost and not venture further. They cannot resist poking their finger through the realm of sub atomic particles. They can’t… Continue Reading
Posted: Mon, February 18, 2013 | By: Terra Bosart
Programming Language:
Language is the first invention which distinctly separated us from other animals on this planet. Although some argue it was our dextrous thumbs capable of advanced tool wielding, I disagree. There are other species with thumbs, but no other species has the same vocal conveyance of intelligent thought… Continue Reading
Posted: Sun, February 17, 2013 | By: Extropia DaSilva
I dislike the Deathist label. To me, it seems to be pouring scorn on what is actually a perfectly reasonable stance: Namely that immortality is not possible.
Having said that, I also do not wish to pour scorn on those who pursue goals that seem to me to be impossible.… Continue Reading
Posted: Sun, February 17, 2013 | By: Hank Pellissier
I was hanging out at a North Beach cafe yesterday with two non-transhumanist friends. Actually, they’re the “Dads” of my 8-year-old daughter’s pals.
“How’s your website doing, Hank?” asked Igor. “What’s it about, anyway?”
I started to explain TNet’s agenda but Chuck jumped in…
“His website is for people… Continue Reading
