Top 22 Essays of 2012 at Transhumanity.net
Posted: Wed, January 02, 2013 | By: Hank Pellissier
Transhumanity.net is just 73 days old. What have web-surfing transhumanists been reading on our site? Let’s take a look at the highest hit totals…
1. Sexbots Will Give Us Longevity Orgasms - by Hank Pellissier 24,778 hits
2. Musings on Robots Sex Dolls and Companions - by John Niman 9,250
3. Human Barbie Doll - Valeria Lukyanova - the Future of Cosmetic Surgery? - by Hank Pellissier 8,067
4. Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High? 20 Possible Explanations - by Hank Pellissier 7,925
5. In Praise of the Borg - “Resistance is Futile… You Will Want to be Assimilated” - by Dirk Bruere 5,423
6. “I’m Too Drunk to Consent to Sex, But Not Too Drunk to Assault You” - by P. Tittle 3,656
7. Urine is Valuable - Can We Stop Flushing it Now? - by Hank Pellissier 2,551
8. Russia’s Future - Grumpy Petro Giant, Armed-To-The-Teeth, with Social Unrest - by Michael Lee 2,285
9. Silicon Valley Tranhumanist Establishes “Resurrection Groups” - by Jason Xu 2,161
10. Nudism is Excellent for your Brain - by Hank Pellissier 1,973
11. Will $$ Oligarchic Russia 2045 provide h+ for the Rich Only? - by Vladimir Frolov 1,924
12. Transhumanism, Feminism, and Beta Male Losers - by Vladimir Frolov 1,852
13. An Apology for a Cybernetic Future - by David Eubanks 1,409
14. Pussy Riot - Freedom Fighters or Pawn of U.S. Imperialism? - by Vladimir Frolov 1,357
15. PostHuman Prediction - When Singularity Arrives, 99% Die - by Vladimir Frolov 1,323
16. Russia 2045 - Transhumanism for the Rich Only? (no link) - by Vladimir Frolov 1,322
17. Top Five Reasons Transhumanism can Eliminate Suffering - by David Pearce 1,250
18. Demographic Sunset in the Land of the Rising Sun - by Michael Lee 1,174
19. SuperLongevity Without OverPopulation - by Max More 1,174
20. Andrej Pejic - Androgynous Model - Does This Pretty Boy Signify a Multi or PostGender Future? - by Hank Pellissier 1,158
21. Sexbots for Women - by Hank Pellissier 1,080
22. The Singularity Conspiracy - by Vladimir Frolov 1,018
What’s this tell us? Obviously, sex is popular, especially sexbots. No surprise there. Additionally, Hank Pellissier places 7 articles on the list, Vladimir Frolov lands five, and Michael Lee scores twice.
It’s pleasant to note that the list isn’t dominated by American writers and articles. Frolov is from Russia; Lee is from South Africa; Pearce, More, and Bruere are English; and P. Tittle is Canadian - that makes exactly 50% of the top 22 “non-American.”
