Transcendence: The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularity

Sirius, R. U.; Cornell, Jay

ISBN 10: 1938875095 / ISBN 13: 9781938875090

Verlag: Disinformation Company, 2015

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<p>Transhumanism is an international movement that advocates the use of science and technology to overcome the "natural" limitations experienced by humanity through such developments as:<br><ul><li>the Singularity--the creation of machine intelligences that exceed the capacities of our biological brains</li><li>the ability to replicate individual minds and put them into solidstate bodies or virtual environments</li><li>individual control over mental and emotional states for enhancing functionalities and/or ecstasies</li></ul></p><p>Some of this is happening now. Some of it is still in the minds of dreamers.</p><p>In nearly ninety AZ entries, Transcendence provides a multilayered look at the accelerating advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology, robotics, and virtual worlds that are making transhumanism a reality. Entries range from Cloning and Cyborg Feminism to Designer Babies and MemoryEditing Drugs. In addition, the book notes historical predecessors and personalities, both in mythology and history--ranging from Timothy Leary to Michael Jackson to Ray Kurzweil. It also introduces the culture around Transhumanism, covering all the geeky obsessions of the Transhumanist movement. </p>

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: <div><b>R.U. Sirius (Ken Goffman)</b> is a writer, editor and wellknown digital iconoclast. He was copublisher of the first popular digital culture magazine, <i>MONDO 2000</i>, from 1989-1993 and coeditor of the popular book, <i>MONDO 2000: A User's Guide to the New Edge</i>. He has written about technology and culture for <i>Wired, The Village Voice, www.Salon.com, www.BoingBoing.net, Time Magazine, S.F. Chronicle, Rolling Stone</i>, and <i>Esquire</i> among other publications. Sirius/Goffman also lectures widely having appeared as part of the Reality Hacking series at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, at the TedX conference in Brussels, and at San Francisco's popular Dorkbot event. Visit him at: <i>www.acceler8or.com</i>. </div><br><div> <b>Jay Cornell</b> is the former managing editor of <i>h+ Magazine</i>, and senior web developer at Landkamer Partners. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Lifeboat Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending humanity from existential risks. </div>

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Titel: Transcendence: The Disinformation ...
Verlag: Disinformation Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
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