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  • Anders Transhuman Page   - One of the very first transhumanist sites, and still very comprehensive: organised into 5 spheres of interest: Individual [e.g. immortality, nootropics], Global [future of humanity/posthumanity], Cultural [philosophy, art], Technological and Organisational.
  • Paradise Engineering / The Hedonistic Imperative   - How genetic engineering and nanotechnology will enable us to get rid of suffering in all sentient life.

  • Changesurfer Radio - Weekly program about technology and politics, produced by Dr. James J. Hughes, transmitting a sexy, high-tech vision of a radically democratic future. Frequent topics includes biotechnology, bioethics, space, science fiction, sexuality, and radical politics.
  • Extropian Principles 3.0 - The Principles that define the libertarian transhumanists known as Extropians: Perpetual Progress, Self-Transformation, Practical Optimism, Intelligent Technology, Open Society, Self-Direction, Rational Thinking.
  • Extropy Institute - "A catalyst for a better future"
  • Foundations of Transhumanism - "Academic papers on the science and philosophy of the future of mankind [sic] and superhuman artificial intelligence."
  • Homo Multifarius - Unique speculative perspective on the possibility of individual humans sharing multiple brains.
  • Journal of Transhumanism - A peer-reviewed electronic journal, publishing the best of contemporary research into science and philosophy of the future
  • Mind Uploading - The putative future process of copying one's mind from the natural substrate of the brain into an artificial one, manufactured by humans.
  • The Monkey Cage - A parable
  • Reason's Triumph - Transhuman technologies, exobiology, genetics, intelligence, and various out-on-the-edge areas of science.
  • Secular Transhumanism - The Secular Transhumanist website is a source for all information relating to extending and enhancing the human life span, immortality, memetics, religion and related technology. >H
  • T.E.C.H. - Transhumanist/Extropian Central Home - Vast collection of alphabetically organized links to transhumanist websites, books, etc.
  • Transcedo, Dutch Transhumanist Society - "The contents of this English section of the website is still small. However, it will be extended considerably in the future."
  • TransDot: Emerging Trends and Technologies - A slashdot-like weblog devoted to Transhumanist news and opinion. Plus lots of handy links and search forms all in one place. Official home of transhuman@logrus.org list.
  • The Transhuman Zone - Online network devoted to transhumanism, posthumanism, and related topics. Features include chat, message boards, articles, a listserv, a quarterly newsletter, and virtual reality meetings.
  • Transhumanism in Germany - German website about transhumanism, cryonics, life extension, and nanotechnology.
  • The Transhumanist FAQ - Frequently asked questions about transhumanism
  • Transhumanist organisations worldwide - A frequently updated list of transhumanist organizations worldwide. People are looking to start groups in various US and Canadian regions, France, Spain, Mexico, Germany, Poland, Belgium, and Hungary - more may have been added since I wrote this.
  • Transhumanist Philosophy - "Transhumanism is no dogmatic, rigid philosophy with a fixed system of thought or goals defined once and for all. Instead it is a conglomerate of different memes which fit rather well together and support each other without competing too much. This page makes an attempt to link to some of these memes, or to memes which transhumanists tend to support for various reasons."
  • Undernet #transhumanism home page - Information about the #transhumanism channel on the Undernet IRC network. Contains channel guidelines, general resources and introductions, and more.
  • What is transhumanism? - "Transhumanism is the philosophy or belief that it is good to improve oneself, physically and mentally, and that it is good to not accept the existing biological and social limits, and that these limits can be overcome through the use of rational methods like technology and science."
  • World Transhumanist Association - Advocating the use of technology to overcome biological limitations


 

 


 





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