What is a transhumanist?

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Definition: What is transhumanism?

Transhumanism is a global intellectual and cultural movement which has the goal of transforming and revolutionizing the human experience and condition by creating, implementing and developing technologies accessible to anyone that will massively enhance human intelligence and physical capabilities. You might think of it as using technology to transform the basic human experience into superhuman. Transhumanists are interested in develop technologies to expand and augment what is naturally available to a human when her or she is born.

Further notes on this definition: What is a transhumanist?

Transhumanism is sometimes abbreviated as H+ or h+

Transhumanist technologies

Nanotechnology and nanofabrication
Stem cell engineering
Genetic editing and engineering
Strong artificial intelligence
Organ regeneration and regrowth
Robotics

Top Transhumanist Authors (non-fiction)

Ray Kurzweil[image error]
Zoltan Istvan[image error]
Andy Walker
Nick Bostrom[image error]
Ramez Naam[image error]
Aubrey de Grey[image error]

Top Transhumanist Movies

Lucy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2001: A Space Odyssey
Elysium
Minority Report

Top Transhumanist Documentaries

The Singularity is Near: A True Story about the Future
Transcendent Man
BBC Documentary: Visions of the Future – The Quantum Revolution (link takes you to the full doc on Youtube)
The Meaning of the 21st Century
Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome

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