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December 19, 2013

Spicy new Marin Indendent Journal article on The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan

A spicy new article by well-known journalist Vicki Larson at the Marin Independent Journal on my novel The Transhumanist Wager. This is one Marin County's (North Bay Area) main newspapers with a circulation around 30,000. http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_2...
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December 18, 2013

Book review and Q & A by Zoltan Istvan on a children's book: Death is Wrong

My latest Psychology Today "The Transhumanist Philosopher" blog: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/t...
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Published on December 18, 2013 10:18 Tags: death-is-wrong, gennady-stolyarov

December 15, 2013

The popular site of Andrew Sullivan, The Dish, is featuring Zoltan Istvan and his ideas

The recent atheist / transhumanist article by Zoltan Istvan is now being discussed on the popular site of Andrew Sullivan: The Dish:
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/1...
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Published on December 15, 2013 13:22 Tags: andrew-sullivan, atheism, the-dish, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

December 14, 2013

Big Think runs article based on my transhumanism / atheism article

Big Think running a piece from Peter Lawler (President Bush's Council of Bioethics) based on my Huffington Post atheism / transhumanism article. An interesting read and some fiery comments under article too. Enjoy!
http://bigthink.com/rightly-understoo...
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Published on December 14, 2013 08:47 Tags: atheism, big-think, peter-lawler, philosophy, theology, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

December 13, 2013

New review of The Transhumanist Wager (Zoltan Istvan) by The Book Junkie

New review of The Transhumanist Wager by The Book Junkie (Reader Haven) blog:
http://thereaderhaven.wordpress.com/2...
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Published on December 13, 2013 10:34 Tags: blogs, goodreads, reviews

December 12, 2013

Post on The Transhumansit Wager and Transhumanist Olympics

I found this mention of my novel The Transhumanist Wager and my Huff Po Transhumanist Olympics article on LEARNISt: http://learni.st/learnings/338780-is-...
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Published on December 12, 2013 10:38 Tags: philosophy, transhumanist-wager, zoltan-istvan

December 11, 2013

Transhumanisten blog post

The blog Transhumanisten discusses the upcoming conference in San Francisco and a bit about my book The Transhumanist Wager. If you haven't subscribed to Joern Pallensen's blog, I suggest doing so. His posts are often very unique. http://transhumanisten.com/2013/12/10...
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Published on December 11, 2013 11:44 Tags: transhumanism, transhumanisten, zoltan-istvan

December 9, 2013

Singularity Weblog running event notice on upcoming conference Transhuman Visions. I'm excited to be among the speakers, and I look forward to a unique event.

Singularity Weblog running event notice on upcoming conference Transhuman Visions. I'm excited to be among the speakers, and I look forward to a unique event. http://www.singularityweblog.com/tran...
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Published on December 09, 2013 12:22 Tags: singularity-weblog, transhumanism, zoltan-istvan

December 8, 2013

Hour-long interview with Zoltan Istvan / The Transhumanist Wager on Brave Hero Radio

An hour long interview on Brave Hero Radio. Topics include discussion on transhumanism, atheism, philosophy, the future, and The Transhumanist Wager. It was a fun, casual talk! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/braveher...
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Published on December 08, 2013 08:41 Tags: atheism, radio, secular, transhumanism

December 7, 2013

The American Conservative questions the metaphors of Zoltan Istvan (author of The Transhumanist Wager)

The American Conservative has felt the need to question my metaphors. Since members of Congress are known to read this small but prestigious publication, I'll take that as a compliment. Still, I found the comments under the article illuminating on what transhumanists face in the future:
http://www.theamericanconservative.co...
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Published on December 07, 2013 14:27 Tags: atheism, congress, politics, the-american-conservative, transhumanism