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Transhuman, with love.
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The concept of uploading yourself requires two things: 1) An understanding of the person to be uploaded that can be expressed as a mathmatical formula (possibly using some future emotional maths wi... Continue

Started by Tartan Pixie. Last reply by Dan Nesbit May 5.

Immortality
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What is your emotional reaction when people use the terms "immortality" and "Immortality Institute" in the context of radical life extension?

Started by Richard Leis, Jr.. Last reply by Dan Nesbit May 5.

I'm buildng a support network of cryonicists.
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My interest in life extension cryonics shortly before my mother succumbed to liver cancer a week before Thanksgiving. We who have signed up or are in the process of enrolling for cryonic suspensio... Continue

Started by Bill Teeter. Last reply by Dan Nesbit May 2.

I need a youtube plug for this transhuman site to use to promote it

I need a youtube video that gives the mission of this web site, invites people in, gives maybe some insightful quotes or something,maybe whatever kinds of video editor tricks you can put in to spic... Continue

Tagged: this, but, not, ill, sure

Started by Eric Apr 30

Promote TransHumanists.org
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Just under 200 members?... This site could do alot better would be great if we can promote the site alittle more get those member numbers up higher and spread the word about transhumanists.org most... Continue

Started by Adam Sabourin. Last reply by Eric Apr 30.

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Duality of Man & Our Responsilbility to Our Species

The duality is creation, or anima (which is an inherently active, masculine energy) & destruction, or consumption (which is a passive, feminine energy). Being passive, the manifestation of consumption is naturally static, & therefore requires only a predilection to the Path of Least Resistance to accommodate its being. It may then be of interest to note that this stasis will sometimes institute the kinetics of the anima, the active life force. However deeply we desire to sustain, change… Continue

Posted by Sita on May 6th, 2008 at 5:35am — No Comments (Add)

Clothing

Our skin isn't enough to protect us from our environment, so we wear clothes. If you wear clothes you're a transhumanist. We don't need to turn ourselves into cyborgs. We just need to work towards better prosthesis.

Posted by Fahad Baseer on May 2nd, 2008 at 9:46am — No Comments (Add)

Spammy new members

Hello fellow transhumanists, I have noticed in the past few days that several new members have joined that didn't seem to fit the typical transhumanist profile (i.e. we don't often wear tiaras or operate Russian bride services). I don't want to inflame anyone by saying this as I realize that we all come from different backgrounds and demographics. However, my bullshit detector went on high alert lately when numerous solicitous comments were being made to members and hence the exalted Transumani… Continue

Posted by Christopher on April 7th, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments (Add)

Short story: My body, My life, My choice (second edited version)

Last winter (2007) I wrote a short cryonics story. I want to thank Shannon Vyff and Kennita Watson for the editing and fixing the grammar

I wrote this story so I can use it to explain cryonics to my family and friends. This story tells how I think about cryonics. This story is about a young woman who gets seriously injured after a car accident. She's going to die and she wants as last wi… Continue

Posted by Lucia (Jedi Master Lucia) on April 7th, 2008 at 12:06pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Consciousness

The concept of the self, or mind the, or the person is frequently taken for granted as a metaphysical ultimate that is, as a primitive term or entity which cannot be reduced to, or analyzed into, anything simpler, and is somehow there to be found. The body of course is neither ultimate nor simple: it is composed of familiar chemical elements, into which it will disintegrate. But am I the same as my body? Or is it I who have a body?

Posted by Kostas [H+] on March 9th, 2008 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Better Humans

Cyborgs, Science Rock Stars and Seoul

 I just flew back Seoul where I attended the World Science Forum: Brain Power, an event sponsored by the S. Korean government. The new president , Lee Myung-bak ,spoke at the opening ceremony and reminded us his country now has the tenth strongest economy in the world. Not only do ninety percent of all Korean kids go on to college but S. Koreans are the highest population of foreign nationals accepted into U.S. higher learning institutes. In 60 years, per capita income has soared from $100 per year, to over $ 27,000. Lee Myung-bak and is a businessman and entrepreneur and he's smart. His game plan isn't secret -- he's determined that his country will be a leader in neuroscience and related technologies.  Read More...

Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine

A new game, named Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport. Introductory levels teach the rules, which are the same laws of physics by which protein strands curl and twist into three-dimensional shapes – key for biological mysteries ranging from Alzheimer's to vaccines.

After about 20 minutes of training, people feel like they're playing a video game but are actually mouse-clicking in the name of medical science. The free program is at http://fold.it/ . [Editor's Note: By the way, there is a Betterhumans' team]

The game was developed by doctoral student Seth Cooper and postdoctoral researcher Adrien Treuille, both in computer science and engineering, working with Zoran Popovic, a UW associate professor of computer science and engineering; David Baker, a UW professor of biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; and David Salesin, a UW professor of computer science and engineering. Professional game designers provided advice during the game's creation.  Read More...

Does your brain have a mind of its own?

How many times has this happened to you? You leave work, decide that you need to get groceries on the way home, take a cellphone call and forget all about your plan. Next thing you know, you've driven home and forgotten all about the groceries.

Or this. You decide, perhaps circa Jan. 1, that it's time to lose weight; you need to eat less, eat better and exercise more. But by the first of May, your New Year's resolutions are a distant memory.

Human beings are, to put it gently, in a unique position in the animal world. We're the only species smart enough to plan systematically for the future -- yet we remain dumb enough to ditch even our most carefully made plans in favor of short-term gratification. ("Did I say I was on a diet? Mmm, but three-layer chocolate mousse is my favorite. Maybe I'll start my diet tomorrow.")    Read More...

Secret to long life? Not so simple, scientists say

A man who lived to age 114 died recently on a small Mediterranean island. Until age 102 he rode a bicycle every day to tend to his family's orchards. His 101-year-old brother, his two daughters aged 81 and 77, and a nephew aged 85 all still live in a small town on the Spanish island of Minorca.

All of which got some scientists wondering: Did this old-timer have super genes, the perfect lifestyle or plain good luck? In an attempt to find out, the researchers tested the whole family for two genetic mutations associated with longevity and healthy bones, and found that the family lacked these bonus points, suggesting that the keys to long life are not so simple.

"We found that the explanation is far more complex than simply a variation in a single gene," said Adolfo Díez Pérez of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, who worked on the study. "What we know in terms of genetic predisposition is only partially understood."  Read More...

Russians to operate computers by power of thought

The scientists of the Russian Southern Federal University won 750,000 dollars award for the development of the systems of the mental computer control. For the next 18 months Rostov scientists together with their Taganrog and Saint Petersburg colleagues are going to develop programs and make a research that will help them to create such a system.

The system is to work in this way: special equipment will catch brain signals that go through the metal helmet with electrodes. Then with the help of the signal enhancer the signal will go to the computer. This will make the life of disabled people much easier. Those who can’t move will be able to write email letters and even IM people around the world.  Read More... 

 
 

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