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Mar 18, 2017

Who wants to live forever? Transhumanism’s promise of eternal life

Posted by in categories: life extension, robotics/AI, transhumanism

A nice long feature on #transhumanism in The Irish Times, one of Ireland’s largest papers. It focuses on the book To Be A Machine: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/who-wants-to-live-fo…-1.3010223 Separately, The New York Times ran a rather somber view of a few transhumanism books, two of the books (The Body Builders & To Be a Machine) which I’m quoted in: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/books/review/gene-machine.…html?_r=0


Mark O’Connell has spent several years talking to people who want to live through robots and technology, and he admits it stems from his own obsession with death.

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Mar 17, 2017

Consequences of The Trump Budget Proposal for Rejuvenation Biotechnology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

What the proposed Trump budget might mean for scientific funding and especially rejuvenation biotechnology.


What could the proposed Trump budget mean for rejuvenation biotech?

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Mar 16, 2017

Many transhumaists including myself will be speaking at RAADfest this year in San Diego, Aug 9–13

Posted by in category: life extension

It’s the largest gathering of longevity advocates I know of. Hope to see you there! Get $50 bucks off registration by entering: ZOLTAN www.raadfest.com

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Mar 16, 2017

Patients Lose Sight After Stem Cells Are Injected Into Their Eyes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering, life extension

And today a clear lesson in why jumping the gun and not using appropriate engineering safety in regenerative medicine is reckless and dangerous. The steady and scientific path is always the best way when health is on the line. The current system needs streamlining for sure and projects like Lifespan.io are helping to create a progressive environment but ensuring appropriate safety is observed. We must be careful in healthcare and this story reminds us why.


Three women suffered severe eye damage at a Florida clinic, exposing gaps in protections for people seeking unproven treatments.

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Mar 15, 2017

Moogfest 2017’s Futurist Line-Up

Posted by in categories: life extension, transhumanism

Futurist event Moogfest’s line-up in these stories, including a cover pic of the transhumanist Immortality Bus on Cool Hunting:

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/moogfest-2017 &

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/michael-stipe-premiering-first-…-moogfest/ & https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/moogfest-keynote-speakers-announcement #futurist

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Mar 15, 2017

A major neuroprotective component in coffee

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Coffee turns up some interesting properties and it isnt the caffeine in that is the star of the show.


Could coffee be a geroprotector?

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Mar 14, 2017

May 18–21, 2017

Posted by in categories: life extension, media & arts, transhumanism

I’ll be speaking on #transhumanism and the Immortality Bus at Moogfest this year in N. Carolina, May 18–21. My talk is currently schedued for Saturday, the 20th. Come hear about my journey across America in a 90 minute presentation, full of anecdotes and descriptions of the wild adventure:

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Mar 14, 2017

Kelsey Moody – Bringing innovation from the lab to the clinic

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Check out the exclusive interview with Kelsey Moody from Ichor, the company bringing the first SENS based therapy to the clinic!


Today we meet another of the dedicated researchers working on bringing practical solutions for age-related disease to the clinic.

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Mar 14, 2017

What Happened When I Gave Up Gluten, Sugar, Dairy, And Coffee — By Stephanie Pizza | Fast Company

Posted by in categories: food, fun, health, human trajectories, life extension, science

“For lasting results you need to create a lifestyle change.”

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Mar 14, 2017

Our Dystopian Future as Immortals

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, geopolitics, life extension, Ray Kurzweil

I thought this interesting enough to share:


Zoltan Istvan

Zoltan Istvan was my favorite presidential candidate in 2016. He toured the country in a bus modeled to look like a coffin, with the message that death is a curable disease.

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