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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Tim Wass – June 23, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Tim Wass – June 23, 2024

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Tim Wass
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
Daniel Twedt
José Cordeiro, PhD

On Sunday, June 23, 2024, the United States Transhumanist Party invited polymath Tim Wass to discuss his work in fostering space exploration, as well as education and outreach about it. Professor Wass discussed endeavors of the SpaceTech Academy and SpaceTech Collective, the United States Space Force, and SpaceX (in the realm of Mars missions in particular) – as well as his outlook on the future of humanity from a Mormon Transhumanist philosophical standpoint and his involvement with various other organizations and initiatives.

Tim Wass, among his numerous other pursuits, is an Adjunct Professor of Public Speaking at Crowder College, Volunteer Civilian Service Ambassador for the United States Space Force, as well as a Partner in the SpaceTech Academy. He is an expert in history and military strategy, as well as an accomplished speechwriter.

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Timestamps

2:57 – The medal Tim Wass was wearing
4:10 – How Tim Wass first got excited about space
7:26 – U.S. Space Force
12:00 – SpaceTech Academy is K-12 Education
14:07 – Teaching technique at SpaceTech Academy
19:38 – How to keep kidneys healthy in microgravity
21:55 – How robots might do the exploring for us
24:42 – How to create a gravity as strong as Earth’s on Mars
27:10 – What the initial mix of humans and robots to Mars could look like
31:41 – Elon Musk’s delays in his predictions for visiting the Moon and Mars
34:17 – Jose Cordeiro on the space race
35:32 – On China landing on the dark side of the Moon by 2030
40:35 – Art that Tim Wass has done to promote space travel
44:15 – Jose Cordeiro on whether we need to settle the Moon before we settle Mars
46:31 – Dan Twedt on the physical and social challenges of breaking into space
48:38 – Tim Wass on the big private players, and on Dan’s thoughts about social challenges
52:21– A representation of an orbital space station
55:46 – Jose Cordeiro on the proximity of colonizing Mars and becoming immortal
59:40 – How Tim Wass came to Mormon Transhumanism
1:08:03 – An anecdote to illustrate Tim’s take on liberty
1:10:48 – That anecdote’s implications for subsequent events
1:13:19 – The Vulcan philosophy of infinite diversity in infinite combinations (IDIC)
1:16:45 – How Tim Wass came to transhumanism
1:22:28 – How techno-optimism could prevail again
1:28:15 – Tim Wass’s credentials in teaching public speaking
1:31:55 – How to hybridize public speaking
1:33:51 – Diogenes
1:35:21 – How AI could best be used in space exploration
1:40:36 – How to mainstream transhumanism
1:46:09 – Daniel Twedt’s closing remarks
1:48:26 – Civilizations other than humanity
1:51:49 – How far along we are in being able to provide morphological freedom

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See the website of the SpaceTech Academy: https://www.wearespacetech.com/

See the website of the SpaceTech Collective, which includes Tim Wass: https://wearespacetech.com/spacetech-collective/

See Tim Wass’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-wass

“How to Persuade People The Winston Churchill Way” – Kindle Edition by Tim Wass Jr. – https://www.amazon.com/How-Persuade-People-Winston-Churchill-ebook/dp/B08BFSY5XR

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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Charlie Painter – June 2, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Charlie Painter – June 2, 2024

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Charlie Painter
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
Jason Geringer
Ben Ballweg

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invited musician Charlie Painter for a Virtual Enlightenment Salon on music, philosophy, entrepreneurship, culture, and the connections among them. The conversation delved into jazz music and the differences between it and classical music – including jazz in terms of attitude, preparation, pedagogy, and listening. Charlie Painter shared insights regarding his approach to improvisation and provided some practical demonstrations. Furthermore, Objectivist philosophy was discussed, including Charlie Painter’s outlooks on Ayn Rand’s opinions as contrasted with Objectivist doctrine, morality/ethics, rational egoism, capitalism, the state of our current culture in terms of philosophy, free will versus determinism, and more.

Charlie Painter is a self-studied, self-producing guitarist, teacher, and band leader based in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn about him and his work on his website at https://www.charliepainter.com/.

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Timestamps

7:27 – Art Ramon Garcia’s musical endeavors
9:39 – What is Objectivism?
19:18 – What is Liberalism?
31:39 – Where Social Security fails as we have it set up
34:21 – Charlie Painter’s opening remarks
42:34 – Why Charlie chose jazz
46:22 – The differences between jazz and classical music
47:40 – How much improvisation there can be in jazz
51:34 – How good jazz comes about
55:33 – How Charlie became self-employed
1:02:43 – Why playing someone’s prior improvisation note for note is not often done in jazz
1:06:40 – Comparing jazz to sports
1:11:56 – How audiences differ across genres and settings
1:16:30 – Charlie’s music lesson (especially guitar and note choices)
1:36:14 – How note choice can evoke such different emotions
1:41:31 – A smattering of Ayn Rand’s beliefs that one could not consider Objectivist
1:46:21 – Our political system as “who needs to be sacrificed to whom” (crediting Yaron Brook)
1:55:16 – Charlie Painter’s closing remarks

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Visit Charlie Painter’s YouTube channel, which contains additional musical recordings.

Listen to Charlie Painter’s music on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/charlie-painter

Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: https://transhumanist-party.org/membership/

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Charlie Painter – Part 2 – June 30, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Charlie Painter – Part 2 – June 30, 2024

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Charlie Painter
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
Jason Geringer
Ben Ballweg

On Sunday, June 30, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invited Charlie Painter to continue the philosophical conversation from the initial Salon of June 2, 2024. The discussion delved into the concept of free will and the recent debate in which USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II defended free will on Andreas Xirtus’s channel.

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Timestamps

4:16 – Charlie Painter’s opening remarks
10:04 – The distinction between fatalism and determinism
13:05 – How biological changes indicating one’s choice prior to it happening do not prove determinism
16:00 – How awareness can trump biological changes
26:42 – Charlie Painter’s health, and why emotions aren’t deterministic
35:14 – How suicide could not be deterministic
43:49 – Charlie Painter on religion
1:03:17 – Gaza
1:24:26 – How free-will and determinism adherents respond to the idea of a Butterfly Effect
1:34:16 – Man versus bear
1:43:19 – Skepticism regarding the multiverse
1:47:08 – Libertarianism versus Objectivism
1:52:46 – Charlie Painter’s closing remarks

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First Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Charlie Painter – June 2, 2024

Debate on Free Will: Gennady Stolyarov II Defends Emergent Free Will and Liberty 

Charlie Painter is a self-studied, self-producing guitarist, teacher, and band leader based in Madison, Wisconsin. Learn about him and his work on his website at: https://charliepainter.com/

Visit Charlie Painter’s YouTube channel, which contains additional musical recordings.

Listen to Charlie Painter’s music on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/charlie-painter

Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: https://transhumanist-party.org/membership/

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Diego Zarco – July 7, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Diego Zarco – July 7, 2024

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Diego Zarco
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
José Luis Cordeiro, PhD
Charlie Kam
Ben Ballweg


On Sunday, July 7, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invited Diego Zarco to share his knowledge of cryonics standby and stabilization. He is starting the first Standby and Stabilization Team for cryonics in Mexico, with the goal of eventually replicating the model in other countries and ensuring that cryonics becomes a more reliable procedure in every city of the world.

Diego Zarco is the Founder and Stabilization Team Director in Mexico for the Advanced Cryogenics Institute (Instituto de Criogenia Avanzada – https://www.institutodecriogeniaavanzada.com/), Social Media Manager for Latin America at Cryoprize – https://www.cryoprize.com/ – and Voting Member at the Latin GRAMMYs.

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Timestamps

2:36 – Diego Zarco’s opening remarks
27:49 – The challenges of transporting cryonics patients long distances, even across international borders
35:52 – Drones as a transport option
38:43 – Pets, and other cryonics efforts in the Latin world
46:33 – Status of the rollout, and an explanation on costs
56:22 – How to ensure cryonics organizations stay solvent
1:00:49 – Diego Zarco’s musical background
1:03:37– Meaning of Diego Zarco’s song title “Greatest Lie Ever Told”
1:05:00 – Charlie Kam’s thoughts
1:12:48 – The feasibility of cryonics as a whole
1:20:47 – How cold we have to go
1:25:36 – How to ensure loved ones fulfill wishes
1:30:45 – Options for cryofunding in Mexico
1:39:10 – How to make cryopreservation affordable for all
1:46:02 – Possibilities for a storage facility in Mexico
1:49:08 – Robot stabilization teams?
1:52:29 – Diego Zarco’s closing remarks

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Those who take part in cryonics standby and stabilization teams (SST) are invited to take Diego Zarco’s survey to compile a map of local SST teams coverage for cryonics: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/6RR5MGM

Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: https://transhumanist-party.org/membership/

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Abdelhadi Rebbaa on Senolytics – July 28, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Abdelhadi Rebbaa on Senolytics – July 28, 2024

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Dr. Abdelhadi Rebbaa
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
David Wood
Ben Ballweg

On Sunday, July 28, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invited Dr. Abdelhadi Rebbaa to discuss his views regarding the potential and limitations for using senolytics to treat aging and go over alternative/complementary approaches to delay senescence onset.

Dr. Abdelhadi Rebbaa received his PhD in Biochemistry from the Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. He held research and faculty positions at Northwestern University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. Over the course of his career, his research encompassed target and drug discovery and development in the fields of cancer, stem cells, and aging. He served as a Principal Investigator on multiple grants, published over 40 manuscripts, and reviewed manuscripts for several high-impact scientific journals. In his role at Ichor Therapeutics from 2018 to 2021, he oversaw the discovery and preclinical testing of small-molecule senolytics and biomarkers of aging. He then worked for SENS Research Foundation between January 2022 and January 2024, where his role was to conceive, design, and oversee research projects on senescence prevention, senolytics, and partial reprogramming. Now he works as a Project Management Consultant in New Jersey.

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Timestamps

7:25 – Dr. Abdelhadi Rebbaa’s presentation
58:28 – External versus internal/inherent (e.g. age-related) causes of senescent cells
1:01:51 – Senomorphics versus senolytics
1:03:05 – The need to replace senescent cells that have been destroyed
1:04:03 – Whether senescent cells crowd out potentially worse cells
1:04:56 – When reprogramming helps, and when it does not
1:06:06 – Whether donating blood can reduce senescence
1:07:14 – Pros and cons of academia, for-profit, and non-profit sectors
1:08:41 – Whether senescent cells are worse than the holes where the senescent cells were (if the senescent cells cannot be replaced)
1:10:40 – How close we are to senolytics approved for use
1:11:56 – How it is good to donate blood
1:12:50 – Any non-prescription senolytics available
1:14:32 – Revisiting SA-beta-Gal
1:18:10 – Whether a young blood transfusion is comparable to a blood donation (as far as reducing negative blood components)
1:18:59 – Lifespan.io’s Rejuvenation Roadmap
1:20:21 – The relation of mental stress to senescent-cell accumulation
1:23:00 – Balancing the effects of senolytics
1:25:12 – Potentially less toxic alternatives to galactose-conjugated navitoclax
1:28:25 – Potential direction of research into senescence in the next 5-10 years
1:30:42 – Whether the Hallmarks of Aging will change
1:31:51 – How therapies for aging can best be employed
1:33:31 – Potentially the best way to treat senescent cells
1:35:10 – How the application of senescent-cell treatment is challenging because of the variety of lifespans of our various cells
1:36:58 – Where the best senolytics research is happening
1:40:22 – Whether senolytic therapies stop being beneficial for a person at a certain age
1:42:06 – Whether the loss of the ability of the body to remove senescent cells is indicative of a deeper problem
1:43:48 – What we can gain from knowing how mice respond to senolytic therapies
1:47:14 – Just how complex senescent cells and senescence can be
1:49:38 – How rejuvenating senescent cells could be better than destroying them
1:50:30 – Dr. Rebbaa’s closing remarks

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See Dr. Abdelhadi Rebbaa’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdelhadi-rebbaa-32bb9279/

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U.S. Transhumanist Party Candidates Tom Ross and Daniel Twedt Respond to Free and Equal Debate #2 Questions

U.S. Transhumanist Party Candidates Tom Ross and Daniel Twedt Respond to Free and Equal Debate #2 Questions

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Tom Ross
Daniel Twedt
Gennady Stolyarov II
Art Ramon Garcia, Jr.
Jason Geringer

On Sunday, July 14, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate Tom Ross and U.S. Vice-Presidential Candidate Daniel Twedt responded to the questions posed during the Free and Equal Elections Foundation Presidential Debate #2, which was held on July 12, 2024, at FreedomFest in Las Vegas.

The Ross-Twedt ticket received the same questions as posed to Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), and Randall Terry (Constitution Party), and had the opportunity to express their positions and respond to the other candidates’ comments. Afterward, the panelists and audience provided feedback on the Free and Equal Debate and the Ross-Twedt responses.

Watch the July 12, 2024, Free and Equal Debate #2, held at FreedomFest in Las Vegas: https://rumble.com/v56o6np-free-and-equal-presidential-debate-at-freedomfest-2024.html

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Timestamps

5:23 – Tom Ross’s opening statement
7:57 – Daniel Twedt’s Opening Statement
10:45 – Question 1
14:17 – Question 2
21:08 – Question 3
28:06 – Question 4
32:01 – Question 5
36:45 – Question 6
40:49 – Question 7
47:11 – Question 8
51:44 – Question 9
53:30 – Question 10
55:18 – Question 11
57:57 – Question 12
1:01:14 – Question 13
1:04:25 – Tom Ross’s Closing Statement
1:06:00 – Daniel Twedt’s Closing Statement
1:09:11 – Tom Ross’s and Daniel Twedt’s feedback regarding the candidates at the July 12 debate
1:17:48 – How Daniel Twedt and Tom Ross would address the Economic Singularity
1:20:36 – How to reduce the fear of transhumanism
1:26:05 – The best way AI can mature
1:29:48 – How transhumanists can build bridges with the religious
1:36:08 – How transhumanists can build bridges with other belief systems
1:41:23 – How the future could be bright
1:53:24 – Closing thoughts

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To learn more about the Tom Ross / Daniel Twedt 2024 Presidential Campaign, visit the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s Candidates page, recently updated with additional resources, interviews, and campaign videos: https://transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/

Visit Tom Ross’s campaign website at: https://tomross.com/2024.html.

Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: https://transhumanist-party.org/membership/