06.05.09

Transhumanismus Schweiz

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Organisations, Transhumanism at 11:02 am by rheil

Transhumanismus Schweiz

„Transhumanismus ist eine Denkrichtung und Bewegung, welche (wie der Humanismus im Mittelalter) der selbstbestimmten (Weiter)Entwicklung des Menschen grundsätzlich positiv gegenübersteht. Dabei werden insbesondere auch wissenschaftliche und technische Mittel erwogen.“ [zur webseite]

02.04.09

Singularity University to Study Accelerating Technologies, Launches at NASA Ames

Posted in AI / Singularity, biotech, Cryonic, Future, Nanotechnology, Neuro, Organisations, Politic, Technology, Transhumanism at 6:49 am by rheil

Singularity University to Study Accelerating Technologies, Launches at NASA Ames

KurzweilAI.net, Feb. 3, 2009

„With the support of NASA, Google and a broad range of technology thought leaders and entrepreneurs, a new university will launch in Silicon Valley this summer with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address “humanity’s grand challenges.”

Singularity University (SU) (www.singularityu.org) will open its doors in June 2009 on the NASA Research Park campus with a nine-week graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum designed to facilitate understanding, collaboration, and innovation across a broad range of carefully chosen scientific and technological disciplines whose developments are exponentially accelerating.“ [read original article]

11.11.07

Fuck Death Foundation

Posted in Ethics, Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 8:09 am by rheil

The Fuck Death Foundation

(»MISSION STATEMENT

The Fuck Death Foundation is an organization dedicated to the elimination of death through the generation and distribution of funds to strategically selected causes and initiatives worldwide.

Not only does the FDF effectively address the major precipitants of human demise worldwide, it also takes into consideration the most ruthlessly indiscriminate killer of all — oldness. [...]«)

02.08.07

The Extropian Principles V1.0 / V2.5 / V3

Posted in Organisations, Politic, Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 8:23 am by rheil

Max More: The Extropian Principles V1.0: A transhumanist Declaration (1988)

Max More: The Extropian Principles V2.5 (1993)

12.29.06

Extropy Institute

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:37 am by rheil

Extropy Institute (“Extropy Institute (ExI) has grown from a groundbreaking futurist organization to a worldwide incubator for solutions. Having spent the last 15 years building the grid for transhumanity, ExI is now moving forward in designing the means for resolving technological and cultural issues of transhumanity. ExI’s approach is to design thinking systems and solutions for the future that affect everyone around the world. Extropy Institute is a networking organization which advocates the Proactionary Principle in addressing social issues. Extropy Institute does not support any one political agenda.”)

World Transhumanist Association

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:36 am by rheil

World Transhumanist Association (“The World Transhumanist Association is an international nonprofit membership organization which advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. We support the development of and access to new technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better bodies and better lives. In other words, we want people to be better than well. “)

Russian Transhumanist Movement

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:35 am by rheil

Russian Transhumanist Movement (“The Russian Transhumanist Movement was organised in December 2003 with the goal of readying the Russian society for the emergence of transhumanist technologies. Since then the members of the Movement has participated in several scientific conferences, presenting papers on different aspects of transhumanism. The Movement is promoted at related seminars with immortalist and transhumanist materials distributed.”)

Asociatión Transhumanista

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:35 am by rheil

Asociatión Transhumanista (Spanish webpage in Spanish for the transhumanist groups in Latin America and Spain.)

Betterhumans > Create the Future™

Posted in Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:34 am by rheil

Betterhumans > Create the Future™ (“Betterhumans helps people understand, anticipate and create the future. Through the production and aggregation of informative and provocative editorial and the creation and application of enabling communications technology, Betterhumans aims to get more people thinking about and discussing the future, inspire people into assuming a proactive and participatory role in its creation and build, lead and support a community of informed forward thinkers.”)

Immortality Institute

Posted in Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:31 am by rheil

Immortality Institute (“Main Mission: The mission of ImmInst is to conquer the blight of involuntary death. Umbrella Organization ImmInst shall function as an umbrella organization to help its members succeed in working towards the possibility of human physical immortality. This Institute shall serve as a platform for the exhibition, exchange, debate, and creation of concepts and methods toward that end as well as to disseminate any and all relevant information for the purpose of human physical immortality.”)

Life Extension Foundation – Highest Quality Vitamins And Supplements

Posted in Anti-Aging, Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:31 am by rheil

Life Extension Foundation – Highest Quality Vitamins And Supplements (“The Life Extension Foundation is a nonprofit organization, whose long-range goal is the radical extension of the healthy human lifespan. In seeking to control aging, our objective is develop methods to enable us to live in health, youth and vigor for unlimited periods of time. The Life Extension Foundation was officially incorporated in 1980, but the founders have been involved in antiaging research since the 1960′s. “)

The Longevity Meme – pointing the way to a longer, healthier life

Posted in Anti-Aging, Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:30 am by rheil

The Longevity Meme – pointing the way to a longer, healthier life (“Aging is an enemy. It saps our strength, cripples and eventually kills us. The lack of information, advocacy and awareness of anti-aging and healthy life extension research is a terrible thing. Much of the general public thinks of aging as inevitable and natural, rather than as a medical condition that may one day be curable. Comparatively few people know that the effects of aging can be slowed with diet and lifestyle choices, just as for many other medical conditions. The Longevity Meme is a non-profit organisation, founded in mid-2001. Our goal is to encourage achievable technologies, lifestyles and other means that will help people live comfortably, healthily and capably for as long as they desire, well beyond the current limits of mortality. We aim to ensure that the means and potentials of healthy life extension become commonly accepted throughout the world.”)

Cryonics Institute: Cryonic Suspension Services

Posted in Cryonic, Organisations, Technology, Transhumanism at 7:28 am by rheil

Cryonics Institute: Cryonic Suspension Services (” “Your Last Best Chance For Life–and Your Family’s.” The Cryonics Institute offers cryonic suspension services and information. As soon as possible after legal death, a member patient is prepared and cooled to a temperature where physical decay essentially stops, and is then maintained indefinitely in cryostasis. When and if future medical technology allows, our member patients hope to  be healed and revived, and awaken to extended life in youthful good health.

12.28.06

Cryonics: Alcor Life Extension Foundation

Posted in Cryonic, Human Enhancement, Organisations, Technology, Transhumanism at 4:26 pm by rheil

Cryonics: Alcor Life Extension Foundation (“The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is the world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology. Cryonics is the science of using ultra-cold temperature to preserve human life with the intent of restoring good health when technology becomes available to do so. Alcor is a non-profit organization located in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 1972.”)

Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS): A practical way to cure human aging

Posted in Human Enhancement, Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:24 pm by rheil

Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS): A practical way to cure human aging (“SENS ist ein detailierter Plan, den menschlichen Alterungsprozess umzukehren. SENS ist in dem Sinne ein Projekt der Ingenieurswissenschaften, in dem auch die Medizin ein Teilgebiet der Ingenieurswissenschaften ist. Der Schlüssel zu SENS ist es, das Altern aufzufassen als eine Menge schrittweise fortschreitender Veränderungen der Körperzusammensetzung auf molekularer und zellulärer Ebene, die als Nebenwirkung wichtiger Stoffwechselprozesse auftritt. Diese Veränderungen denkt man sich daher am besten als Anhäufung von “Schäden”, die erst dann besonders pathologische Symptome verursachen, wenn sie einen gewissen Schwellenwert überschreiten. Der traditionelle gerontologische Ansatz zur Lebensverlängerung, nämlich der Versuch diese Anhäufung von Schäden zu verlangsamen, ist irreführend.”) Die Seite bietet eine grosse Zahl von Texte zum Download an.

De:Trans – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transhumanismus e.V.

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:22 pm by rheil

De:Trans – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transhumanismus e.V. (“De:Trans möchte dazu beitragen, die Menschen darauf vorzubereiten: Ihnen zeigen, welche Szenarien durch moderne Wissenschaft und Technik möglich erscheinen. Und wie die Menschen sich selbst im Zuge dieser Entwicklung verändern können und werden.”)

Transcedo Dutch Transhumanist Society

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:20 pm by rheil

Transcedo Dutch Transhumanist Society (“Spreading of the transhumanist meme in the Netherlands. The spreading of information, through the use of this website, using conventional advertising and folders, verbal communication and mailings, of especially the following concepts : Transhumanism in general, Cryonic Suspension, Molecular Nanotechnology. (Seen by many transhumanists as one of the most potential transhumanistic instruments to arrive in the near future.)“)

The Society For Venturism

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:19 pm by rheil

The Society For Venturism (“The Society for Venturism is a 501-(c)3, tax-exempt, nonprofit organization incorporated in Arizona. The Venturist Bylaws list, among the primary objectives and purposes of the Society, “To advocate and promote the worldwide conquest of death and the continuation and enhancement of life through technological means, including cryonic suspension ….”)

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Posted in Human Enhancement, Organisations, Technology at 4:18 pm by rheil

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (“Why Can’t We All Be Better Than Well? The IEET’s mission is to become a center for voices arguing for a responsible, constructive approach to emerging human enhancement technologies. We believe that technological progress can be a catalyst for positive human development so long as we ensure that technologies are safe and equitably distributed.”)

Transhumanist Arts & Culture World Center

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:16 pm by rheil

Transhumanist Arts & Culture World Center  (“Transhumanist Arts focuses on a positive, meta-creative and enlightened view of human potential, aesthetic design in technology, the prevalence of science, and aestheticism in the future architecture of life.”)

The Ayn Rand Institute – The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 4:15 pm by rheil

The Ayn Rand Institute – The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (“Welcome to the Web site of the Ayn Rand Institute, the authoritative online source for information on the life and works of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand, author of the famous novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. ‚My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.’ (Ayn Rand)”)  Am Denken von Ayn Rand [Wikipedia] orientieren sich viele Transhumanisten, besonders die Extropianer.

Society for Neural Interfacing

Posted in Organisations, Technology, Transhumanism at 3:58 pm by rheil

Society for Neural Interfacing (“The objective of the Society for Neural Interfacing (SNI) is to actively promote research on Neural Interfacing. SNI promotes the excitement of research on Neural Interfacing at the intersection of various fields of research. SNI promotes the diffusion and exchange of information among people dedicated to research on Neural Interfacing. SNI furthers the quest for wisdom and scientific truth by means of neural interfacing.”)

Foresight Nanotech Institute

Posted in Nanotechnology, Organisations, Technology, Transhumanism at 3:07 pm by rheil

Foresight Nanotech Institute (“Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology. Foresight is the leading think tank and public interest institute on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986, Foresight was the first organization to educate society about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. At that time, nanotechnology was a little-known concept. Today, with the basic framework of public understanding in place, we are refocusing our efforts on guiding nanotechnology research, public policy and education to address the critical challenges facing humanity. Foresight’s new mission is to ensure the beneficial implementation of nanotechnology.”)

Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Posted in AI / Singularity, Organisations, Transhumanism at 11:06 am by rheil

Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (“SIAI was founded for the pursuit of ethically enhanced cognition by creating beneficial AI. We expect that the ethical and significant enhancement of cognition will help solve contemporary challenges – disease and illness, poverty and hunger – more readily than other charitable pursuits. We offer forums for Singularity discussion, coordinate Singularity-related efforts, and publish material on the Singularity. Above all, our long-term mission is direct research into Singularity technologies, specifically Friendly AI, and the direct implementation of the Singularity. We’re presently seeking funding to begin our long-term project to create recursively self-improving AI that displays true general cognition – a Singularity seed.”)

12.27.06

The Mormon Transhumanist Association

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:57 am by rheil

The Mormon Transhumanist Association (“We seek the spiritual and physical exaltation of individuals and their anatomies, as well as communities and their environments, according to their wills, desires and laws, to the extent they are not oppressive. We believe that scientific knowledge and technological power are among the means ordained of God to enable such exaltation, including realization of diverse prophetic visions of transfiguration, immortality, resurrection, renewal of this world, and the discovery and creation of worlds without end. We feel a duty to use science and technology according to wisdom and inspiration, to identify and prepare for risks and responsibilities associated with future advances, and to persuade others to do likewise.”)