Archive for the ‘transhumanism’ category: Page 77
Jan 27, 2018
Implantable Bionic Lens could give you lasting, perfect eyesight
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism
Imagine being able to see three times better than 20/20 vision without wearing glasses or contacts — even at age 100 or more — with the help of bionic lenses implanted in your eyes.
Dr. Garth Webb, an optometrist in British Columbia who invented the Ocumetics Bionic Lens, says patients would have perfect vision and that driving glasses, progressive lenses and contact lenses would become a dim memory as the eye-care industry is transformed.
Jan 25, 2018
What is the next stage in human evolution?
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in categories: biological, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity, transhumanism
Will the transhumanist path forward lead us to singularity of posthuman superintelligence a-la Ray Kurzweil?
“I think that the definition of being human is about to change a lot in the next century,” says Michelle Thaller, astronomer and Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Human beings next evolutionary leap is going to take us beyond our biological existence. How do you feel about merging with an artificial intelligence?
Jan 24, 2018
Embrace performance-enhancing drugs and technology in sport
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: biotech/medical, transhumanism
As we hear more and more about the upcoming Winter #Olympics in a few weeks, let’s remember the idea for a future Transhumanist Olympics: http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Embrace…211040.php #transhumanism
The 2016 Paralympics, which began this week in Rio de Janeiro, is bringing together 4,500 athletes to compete in 23 sports from wheelchair fencing to swimming to hand biking.
Jan 23, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Bloomer Boomer — “Plus 50″ Good Life Movement — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, disruptive technology, futurism, genetics, health, science, transhumanism
Jan 22, 2018
USA WEEKLY — Ira S. Pastor — CEO at Bioquark Inc.
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, science, transhumanism
Jan 20, 2018
I met with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachele, last night
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: geopolitics, transhumanism
We talked a bit, and I had dinner at the presidential palace. Here’s a quick snapshot I got of us chatting! There are some professional pictures coming too. #transhumanism
Jan 15, 2018
Zoltan Istvan en Congreso Futuro 2018
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: robotics/AI, transhumanism
Has shared some of my ideas on robots and #transhumanism, including the future possibility of AI politicians. Here’s 2 minutes from my talk at today #CongresoFuturo:
#FUTURO360 ¿Hay que darle derechos a los robots? El periodista Zoltan Istvan incluso cree que podrían gobernarnos. Mira la señal en vivo del evento en futuro360.com
Jan 13, 2018
God in the machine: my strange journey into transhumanism
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: life extension, transhumanism
After losing her faith, a former evangelical Christian felt adrift in the world. She then found solace in a radical technological philosophy – but its promises of immortality and spiritual transcendence soon seemed unsettlingly familiar by Meghan O’Gieblyn.
Jan 9, 2018
How close are we to a Black Mirror-style digital afterlife?
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in category: transhumanism
New story in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/09/how-clo…-afterlife #transhumanism
One of the threads running through the sci-fi series’ latest season concerns digital versions of ourselves who live on after we die … it could happen sooner than we think.