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April 13, 2019

Environmentalism and climate change are increasingly being pushed on us everywhere, and I wanted to write the transhumanism and life extension counter argument on why I prefer new technology over nature and sustainability. Here's my new article: https://m

Environmentalism and climate change are increasingly being pushed on us everywhere, and I wanted to write the transhumanism and life extension counter argument on why I prefer new technology over nature and sustainability. Here's my new article: https://mavenroundtable.io/transhuman...
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Published on April 13, 2019 09:48 Tags: atheism, atheist, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

April 12, 2019

Leading #transhumanism critic and author Wesley J. Smith was part of a podcast out recently. They discuss the radical science movement, the future, and also a bit on my work: https://www.discovery.org/multimedia/...

Leading #transhumanism critic and author Wesley J. Smith was part of a podcast out recently. They discuss the radical science movement, the future, and also a bit on my work: https://www.discovery.org/multimedia/...
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Published on April 12, 2019 08:08 Tags: atheism, atheist, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

April 11, 2019

April 10, 2019

Here's a new book coming out on #transhumanism by Newton Lee. A chapter on Jethro Knights (Transhumanist Wager), the Transhumanist Party, and some of my work is in it. The book is expensive, but it's a serious dive into transhumanism and a great text for c

Here's a new book coming out on #transhumanism by Newton Lee. A chapter on Jethro Knights (Transhumanist Wager), the Transhumanist Party, and some of my work is in it. The book is expensive, but it's a serious dive into transhumanism and a great text for college classes. Lots of people in the futurist community are in it or contributed to it. https://www.amazon.com/Transhumanism-...
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Published on April 10, 2019 07:55 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

April 8, 2019

April 7, 2019

April 6, 2019

Here's a new and significantly viewed critical video covering an article I wrote a month ago for Quartz. Video by Truthstream Media, a site which I think explores conspiracies. Interesting to see the criticism to #transhumanism: thehttps://www.youtube.com/

Here's a new and significantly viewed critical video covering an article I wrote a month ago for Quartz. Video by Truthstream Media, a site which I think explores conspiracies. Interesting to see the criticism to #transhumanism: thehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6boyQ...
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Published on April 06, 2019 08:31 Tags: atheism, atheist, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

April 5, 2019

April 4, 2019

Here's a new 50-min interview I did on #transhumanism with journalist James Bickerton of YouTube channel PoliticsSnaps. Give him a subscribe and listen to the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dES2...

Here's a new 50-min interview I did on #transhumanism with journalist James Bickerton of YouTube channel PoliticsSnaps. Give him a subscribe and listen to the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dES2...
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Published on April 04, 2019 07:53 Tags: atheism, atheist, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

April 3, 2019

Big article out today in BBC in #Chinese today on life extension and #transhumanism. I'm quoted a few times: "Zoltan said that because people think that aging and death are natural things, humans invest too little in combating aging and death. He believes

Big article out today in BBC in #Chinese today on life extension and #transhumanism. I'm quoted a few times: "Zoltan said that because people think that aging and death are natural things, humans invest too little in combating aging and death. He believes that aging must be defined as a disease, and ways must be taken to cure the disease." https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/trad/4780...
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Published on April 03, 2019 08:02 Tags: atheism, atheist, futurist, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan