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August 7, 2014

The Newsweek article I'm featured in got retweeted by Newsweek to its 2.3 million twitter followers.

The Newsweek article I'm featured in got retweeted by Newsweek to its 2.3 million twitter followers. One thing I'm excited about is the word "transhumanism"--wherever and however it pops up--is often no longer being explained. Editors and journalists just feel the concept is known enough now to the general public. #transhumanism http://www.newsweek.com/fetuses-artif...

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Published on August 07, 2014 11:26 Tags: newsweek, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

August 6, 2014

Audio version of my "Artificial Wombs" story

Audio version of my "artificial wombs" story: #transhumanism https://umano.me/c/Gz6GD/artificial-w...
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Published on August 06, 2014 11:07 Tags: artificial-wombs, audio, ectogenesis, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

August 5, 2014

A new article in Viral Global News that offers my thoughts on the future and Elon Musk's recent warning about AI

A new article in Viral Global News that offers my thoughts on the future and Elon Musk's recent warning about AI: http://www.viralglobalnews.com/techno...
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Published on August 05, 2014 15:47 Tags: ai, artificial-intelligence, elon-musk, future, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

August 4, 2014

My latest article for my Transhumanist Future column at Vice's Motherboard

My latest article for my Transhumanist Future column at Vice's Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/arti...
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August 3, 2014

I'll be speaking on the philosophy of AI at this upcoming conference in Oakland on Sept 20

I'll be speaking on the philosophy of AI at this upcoming conference in Oakland on Sept 20: http://brighterbrains.org/articles/en...
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Published on August 03, 2014 12:45 Tags: artificial-intelligence, the-transhumanist-wager, zoltan-istvan

Just came across this "blast from the past" about my sail trip from a long while ago. Some might find it interesting because it's the real thing compared to my fiction of the sailing story in The Transhumanist Wager.

Just came across this "blast from the past" about my sail trip from a long while ago. Some might find it interesting because it's the real thing compared to my fiction of the sailing story in The Transhumanist Wager. http://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/...
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Published on August 03, 2014 09:44 Tags: jethro-knights, sailing, the-transhumanist-wager, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

August 2, 2014

I can't help but share this, as it is quite amusing and interesting. I recently found this rap song titled "Jethro Knights" and the song closely follows the storyline of The Transhumanist Wager:

I can't help but share this, as it is quite amusing and interesting. I recently found this rap song titled "Jethro Knights" and the song closely follows the storyline of The Transhumanist Wager: https://soundcloud.com/robotson/jethr...
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Published on August 02, 2014 09:18 Tags: immortality, jethro-knights, the-transhumanist-wager, transhumansm, zoltan-istvan

August 1, 2014

Not sure why, but yesterday a bunch of semi-popular UFO sites picked up my book and spread it all over. Here's a sample:

Not sure why, but yesterday a bunch of semi-popular UFO sites picked up my book and spread it all over. Here's a sample: http://www.supernaturalufo.com/the-tr...
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Published on August 01, 2014 19:15 Tags: conspiracy, the-transhumanist-wager, transhumanism, ufo, ufos, zoltan-istvan