Transhumanism is an international movement that advocates the
use of science and technology to overcome the "natural" limitations
experienced by humanity. Beyond ending aging, gaining greater
intelligence, and conquering the stars, many transhumanists look
forward to a plethora of other alterations to what has been the
ordinary human condition, among them:
the Singularity--the creation of machine intelligences that exceed
the capacities of our biological brainsradical robotics and the end
of economic scarcity and boring laborthe ability to replicate
individual minds and put them into solid-state bodies or virtual
environmentsimproved physiological strength, sexual pleasure, and
the intentional mutation of the human bodythe ever-increasing
interconnectedness and empowerment of humans via ever-faster and
more powerful communications technology and, with it, the potential
for vastly more productive and creative group mindsindividual
control over mental and emotional states for enhancing
functionalities and/or ecstasies
Some of this is happening now. Some of it is still in the minds
of dreamers. In nearly ninety A-Z entries, Transcendence provides a
multi-layered look at the accelerating advances in artificial
intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology,
nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology,
robotics, and virtual worlds. Entries range from Cloning and Cyborg
Feminism, to Designer Babies to Memory-Editing Drugs. In addition,
the book notes historical predecessors and personalities, both in
mythology and history--ranging from Methusala to Timothy Leary to
Ray Kurzwiel. It also introduces the culture around Transhumanism,
covering all the geeky obsessions of the Transhumanist
movement.
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