Can science resurrect the dead? — an article by eldras, the developer of the awesome, sprawling Quantum Archaeology website. Quantum Archaeology (QA) is the controversial science of resurrecting the dead, including their memories, by means of future science and technology.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The four-dimensional, posthuman worlds of Rudy Rucker
This review of Rudy Rucker‘s books was published in June 2002 in the late lamented Transhumanity magazine of the late lamented World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+). I was editor of Transhumanity at the time.
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Conversation with God
Talking to God…
by Harry Stottle
Republished with permission from Ragged Trousered Philosopher. Continue reading Conversation with God
Resurrection (part 1)
RESURRECTION
PART ONE
PRIMARY SPECIES
©Harry Stottle 2004-2005
A Play for Radio
Republished with permission from Ragged Trousered Philosophy
Odyssey’s End
This science fiction short story by Ed Merta first appeared on Transhumanity in 2002. Transhumanity was the late lamented magazine of the World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+). I was editor of Transhumanity at the time.
Artificial Intelligence: A Worst Case Scenario, by Ed Merta (2002)
This apocalyptic science fiction short story by Ed Merta first appeared on Transhumanity in 2002. Transhumanity was the late lamented magazine of the World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+). I was editor of Transhumanity at the time.
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John D. Bernal’s The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, a transhumanist classic
This review first appeared on Transhumanity in 2002. Transhumanity was the late lamented magazine of the World Transhumanist Association (now Humanity+). I was editor of Transhumanity at the time.
“The World, the Flesh, and the Devil” (WFD), a transhumanist classic, is available online at the URL given below [2]. I have known this for some time but until now I had never taken the time to read the book in full. What stimulated me to do so was realizing that it is quoted as a seminal reference in two books that I am reading again: Olaf Stapledon’s “Star Maker” (a SF classic), and Frank Tipler’s “The Physics of Immortality”. Both these authors state that WFD marked the beginning of the line of thought that culminated in their own work. WFD is subtitled “An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul”: our rational soul can progress toward a better future by overcoming limitations associated with the physical world, human physiology (the Flesh), and human psychology (the Devil). Continue reading John D. Bernal’s The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, a transhumanist classic
Dirk Bruere on The Praxis, January 12, 2013
We chatted with author Dirk Bruere about his book The Praxis in teleXLR8, on January 12, 2013.
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The meek shall inherit the earth, the rest of us are going to the stars
My essay on uploaded astronauts has been republished in the January issue of the Club of Amsterdam Journal. The next Club of Amsterdam event, on Jan 31, will be about the future of space travel. There is an interesting pre-event discussion: Is Space Travel worth the effort? Continue reading The meek shall inherit the earth, the rest of us are going to the stars
Transhumanist Avatars Storm Second Life
More than 80 transhumanist avatars stormed the virtual world of Second Life for a community event organized by Humanity+ on September 15 , 2011. This has been by far the largest virtual transhumanist event that I have seen, and I believe I have seen them all.