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Aug 3, 2018

Welcome to Posthuman wiki

Posted by in categories: education, food, transhumanism

https://paper.li/e-1437691924


The term “transhumanism” was coined by Aldous Huxley’s brother, Julian, the evolutionary biologist and First Director-General of UNESCO founded 1954 London, now in Paris, Julian Huxley (1887–1975): “I believe in transhumanism: once there are enough people who can truly say that, the human species will be on the threshold of a new kind of existence, as different from ours as ours is from that of Peking man. It will at last be consciously fulfilling its real destiny.” (“Transhumanism.” Julian Huxley. In New Bottles for New Wine, pp 13–17. London: Chatto & Windus, 1957). https://www.newstatesman.com/2017/10/heritage-wars-politics-…out-unesco

The idea was developed by futurist FM 2030 was formerly known as F M Esfandiary, who taught in NY from 1966. “The contemporary meaning of the term “transhumanism” was foreshadowed by one of the first professors of futurology, FM-2030, who taught “new concepts of the human” at The New School in the 1960s, when he began to identify people who adopt technologies, lifestyles and worldviews “transitional” to posthumanity as “transhuman”. The Transhuman phase began with the Industrial Revolution, and in the Anthopocene era of today, many of us (especially in the West) have already progressed beyond the human (agricultural) stage, past the ‘transhuman’ Industrial era, to enjoy our current C21st posthuman post-industrial lifestyles.

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Aug 3, 2018

Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast — July 2018

Posted by in categories: innovation, life extension

We’re excited to announce that we have partnered with Future Grind to produce the Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast, hosted by Ryan O’Shea! Explore the latest in life extension and anti-aging science with a dive into a month’s worth of scientific insights and new breakthroughs. More at lifespan.io/roundup

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Aug 3, 2018

MUFON Symposium — Luis Elizondo LIVE 8PM Eastern

Posted by in category: military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GspU94ngVW4

Keynote speech by Luis Elizondo, former head of a Pentagon project to investigate UFO. The topic is Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP).


Presentation starts at 1.08 Q & A session starts at 1.

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Aug 3, 2018

Researchers Create New Form of Light

Posted by in category: physics

#Light #Physics

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Aug 3, 2018

How a multiverse is theoretically possible

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

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The multiverse theory could answer questions that remain in physics and astronomy.

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Aug 2, 2018

This Day in History: NASA Moon Landing

Posted by in category: space

On this day in 1969, 3 men travelled more than 240,000 miles from Earth with a single message that changed the course of human history. This is their story.

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Aug 2, 2018

ETMC First Person — Todd Glass — deep brain stimulation

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

09−28−17 Todd Glass of Tyler shares his story of how the deep brain stimulation surgery, from the ETMC Neurological Institute, allowed him to gain back the ability to get back one of his life’s passions. See how Todd “rocked” the surgery suite at ETMC Tyler.

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Aug 2, 2018

NASA Experts Explain How The Parker Solar Probe’s Heat shield Works

Posted by in category: space

This technology is what will keep NASA’s new sun probe from burning up. (via Seeker)

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Aug 2, 2018

In China, flame-throwing drones are often used to clear debris off power lines

Posted by in categories: drones, energy

Like our page to learn more about China and see stories from the US.

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Aug 2, 2018

Aubrey De Grey Discusses Indefinite Longevity

Posted by in category: life extension

Fantastic Video Set of Aubrey De Grey discussing Indefinite Longevity.


This video is a compilation of the biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey. He has been pushing the scientific frontier of indefinite longevity for the last few decades and predicts that science and technology will be advanced enough 20 years from now so that we can all achieve longevity escape velocity.

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