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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party features this article by Steve Hill, originally published by the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF). This article reminds us of the strong connection between our gut microbiome and aging, along with a review of a study that provides greater insight into the mechanism of how a poor diet can contribute to age-related diseases.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/22/poor-diet-dysbiosis/
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Professor Ewan St. John Smith from the University of Cambridge provides an overview of some of the fascinating features of naked mole-rats, which enable them to live approximately ten times longer than other rodents, be resistant to acid pain, avoid all cancer, and exhibit resilience to a wide variety of other conditions.
Dr. Smith writes, “Naked mole-rats may look comical, but their magical biology is no laughing matter. Studying their hidden powers will not always result in preventions, cures and treatments for human ailments because of fundamental differences between the species. However, every new insight has the potential to lead to a breakthrough – as animal research has continually done throughout recent history. By unlocking the secrets held within their cells in a responsible manner, we may one day improve countless human lives.”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/21/naked-mole-rat-impervious/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party features this article by Steve Hill, originally published by the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) . This article takes another step forward toward clearing up a common misconception that many scientists and laypeople hold, i.e., the notion that extending telomeres causes cancer. Mr. Hill cites a recent article published in the journal PLOS Genetics, in which researchers found there to be no increase in cancer, even when telomeres were extended in mice from cancer-prone mouse strains. Hopefully this article will help researchers reevaluate this misconception so this important age-reversal research will be advanced much faster.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/21/telomerase-not-cancer-risk/
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Johannon Ben Zion interviews open-source business developer Nikolay Agapov on his concept for an extremely inexpensive space elevator – the Agapov Orbital Lift. The construction of a highly economical infrastructure project such as the Agapov Orbital Lift would greatly reduce the costs of space travel and thus enable rapid exploration and development of space for the benefit of humankind and all sentient entities – thus also accelerating our transition into the next era of our civilization.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/12/agapov-ben-zion-conversation/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has published this interview to advance the goals of Section XVII of the USTP Platform, which states that “The United States Transhumanist Party holds that present and future societies should take all reasonable measures to embrace and fund space travel, not only for the spirit of adventure and to gain knowledge by exploring the universe, but as an ultimate safeguard to its citizens and transhumanity should planet Earth become uninhabitable or be destroyed.” As of this time, the USTP has not yet endorsed a Presidential candidate but welcomes activity from all of our Presidential Primary candidates to advance the USTP Platform.
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This essay by Sarah Lim is written in support of the ideas presented by Julian Savulescu and Ingmar Persson in their book “Unfit for the Future: the Need for Moral Enhancement”. The author argues “that Savulescu and Persson’s arguments for moral bioenhancement should be given more serious consideration, on the grounds that moral bioenhancement will most likely be humanity’s best chance at ensuring its future ethical progress, since our current achievements in rapid ethical progress have been highly contingent on economic progress and an increasing quality of life.”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/09/unfit-for-the-future/
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Nicola Bagalà and financial planner Michael Nuschke respond to common concerns about life extension exacerbating a crisis in pension systems. They explain “that retirement exists out of necessity more than desire, and even if you try to look at it from a different angle, you’ve still got the problem of the burden represented by age-related diseases. Given these facts, it’s important to understand how retirement works before we can establish if and why the feared pension crisis expected in a few decades from now is actually going to happen and whether life extension will make the problem better or worse.”
The authors point out important reasons for hope, including the insight that significantly greater longevity can only be achieved via “a significant extension of our healthspan, from which an extension of lifespan logically follows, and as such, it has the potential not just to rid us of age-related diseases altogether but also to solve the financial problems caused by the necessity of pensions and geriatrics by mitigating or eliminating our need for them.”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/16/future-of-pensions/
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Top-50 Women Longevity Leaders by Aging Analytics Agency
Ana María Cuervo Camilla cavendish Carol Greider Cynthia Kenyon Daisy Robinton Daria Khaltourina Edwina Rogers Elena Milova Elizabeth Parrish Elizabeth Blackburn Hannah-Beth Jackson Helen Whatley Judith Campisi Julie Andersen Laura Deming Lisa Fabiny-Kiser Maggie Throup Maria Konovalenko Maria Shriver Maria Entraigues Abramson Natasha Vita-More Poly Mamoshina Robin Starbuck Farmanfarmaian Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross Suzanne Somers Tanya Jones
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-50-women
"Top-50 Women Longevity Leaders" Aging Analytics Agency's open-access report charts the rise of influential female public and private sector professionals working to grow the global Longevity landscape through their efforts in business, science, policy and media outreach.
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-50-women
#longevity #aging #healthspan #geroscience #longevityleaders #femalelongevityleaders #aginganalyticsagency
Sarah Lim’s views on teleology and existentialism have changed considerably since she joined the transhumanist movement. This essay is her attempt at reconciling her views on humanity’s quest for cosmological purpose with the role of human agency and value creation.
One of her key insights, among many, is this: “So what if the universe doesn’t have any vested interest in taking care of us? We shouldn’t expect it to. Rather, we owe it to ourselves to overcome the biological limitations nature has slapped on us.”
Read her article here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/09/transhumanism-teleology/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) encourages its members to follow the activities of our current declared candidates for President of the United States. While we have not yet endorsed any candidate and will not do so until after the Electronic Primary in August 2019, we wish to offer this update in an informational capacity to give our members more insight into the current candidates and their recent campaign efforts. We provide more information regarding the recent activities of candidates Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, and Johannon Ben Zion, as well as some of the crucial dates for future events and deadlines for candidate and member signup in time for the mid-August Electronic Primary.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/06/10/update-regarding-candidates/
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Top-100 Global Longevity Leaders by Aging Analytics Agency
Jim Strole Joao Pedro de Magalhaes John D. Furber Joshua McClure Julie Andersen Keith Comito Kevin Perrott Laura Deming Michael Greve Michael Rose Michael West Peter H. Diamandis Peter Thiel Rafael De Cabo Richard Faragher Robert Young Robin Starbuck Farmanfarmaian S Jay Olshansky Steve Hill
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-100-leaders
Top-100 Global Longevity Leaders by Aging Analytics Agency
Alex Zhavoronkov Alexey Moskalev Antonei Benjamin Csoka Antonio Regalado Aubrey de Grey Bill Andrews Brian Kennedy J Craig Venter David Botstein Dmitry Kaminskiy Edwina Rogers Eric Topol Eric Verdin George Church George M. Martin Gordon J Lithgow Gregory Fahy Ilia Stambler James O'Shaughnessy
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-100-leaders
Aging Analytics Agency's open-access report "Top-100 Longevity Leaders" delivers an overview of 100 public and private-sector professionals working to grow the Global Longevity Landscape through their efforts in business, science, politics, policy and media outreach. The report also features infographics detailing the proportions of Leaders according to industry, category and region.
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-100-leaders
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After the latest wave of new members, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has exceeded 1,500 members in total. This is another threshold surpassed in our journey to reach 10,000 members. Join us today, absolutely for free, in less than a minute, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
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Membership Membership Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free by filling out this concise Membership Application Form. For those who cannot see the Membership Application Form below, follow this link to a separate page containing the form. As a bonus for completing this form, you wi...Top-80 Longevity Influencers in California by Aging Analytics Agency
Anne Corwin Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D. Aubrey de Grey William Faloon Bill Andrews Cynthia Kenyon David A. Kekich David Botstein Eric Topol Eric Verdin Gordon J Lithgow Gregory Fahy Jim Strole
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/longevity-in-california
Top-80 Longevity Influencers in California by Aging Analytics Agency
Ken Dychtwald Kevin Perrott Larry Ellison Laura Deming Lisa Fabiny-Kiser Maria Entraigues Abramson Maria Konovalenko Maria Shriver Michael West Peter H. Diamandis Peter Thiel Robin Starbuck Farmanfarmaian Zoltan Istvan
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/longevity-in-california
Sarah Lim writes about the need to respond to common criticisms of transhumanism instead of simply dismissing them.
She writes, “This article is a message to my fellow transhumanists. While these charges might seem unreasonably derisive, we cannot leave them unanswered. It’s easy to dismiss our critics as luddites, ‘deathists’, or a group of unimaginative bioconservatives who are suffering from sour-grape syndrome. As I keep saying to my friend Hank Pellissier, ‘you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar.’ It may not be wise to alienate our critics by dismissing them as bitter have-nots or bioconservatives who are resistant to technological progress because they can’t imagine the potential benefits of having a triple-digit health span.”
“How can we can dispel the negative stereotypes surrounding transhumanism and radical lifespan extension? The most immediate thing that comes to mind would be more public dialogues and conferences to engage a mainstream audience.”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/29/life-extension-inequality-resource-scarcity/
We welcome submissions of articles responding to common criticisms of transhumanism. Submit your thoughtful replies here: transhumanist-party.org/submit-a-post/
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Aging Analytics Agency has launched an interactive IT-platform alongside its "Longevity Industry in California Landscape Overview 2019" report that turns the report's static mindmaps into dynamic and interactive infographics, enabling complex interactions between industry entities and stakeholders to be visualized, filtered, searched and thus more easily understood.
Link to IT-Platform: mindmaps.aginganalytics.com/longevity-industry-in-california
Aging Analytics Agency's open-access, 1000+ page analytical report “Longevity Industry in California: Landscape Overview 2019” delivers a comprehensive survey of the Longevity Industry in the region, profiling 220 leading companies, 255 investors, 40 influencers, 40 research labs, 40 non-profit and 15 governmental organizations active in the field. The report is accompanied by an online interactive IT-platform which transforms the static data and graphics featured in the report into dynamic and filterable mindmaps.
Readers are introduced to the key developments in the California Longevity sphere - this is accomplished by highlighting the principal participants in the local Longevity Industry, covering relevant scientific and technological trends and advances, analyzing existing and projected governmental policies as well as by providing an overview of underlying demographic and economic data.
Link to the Report: www.aginganalytics.com/longevity-in-california
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Read these words of encouragement from Zoltan Istvan, the 2016 U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential candidate, for everyone to take part in the USTP’s 2019 process for selecting its 2020 nominee for the office of President of the United States.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/21/zoltan-ustp-presidential-process/
Zoltan explains that any of the four candidates who are currently competing for the USTP’s endorsement - Dan Good, Johannon Ben Zion, Rachel Haywire, and Charles Holsopple - can change the world even just by running, to a greater extent than the short-sighted partisan fray between the Left and the Right. He wants “everyone to know that the Transhumanist Party candidate can be powerful and historic. We must always maintain the right to support whom we want, win or lose. I absolutely despise this idea we are stuck with only left or right. There are many reasons to run for the Transhumanist Party – reasons that could prove far more important than a single Presidency.”
It is essential that we have maximal voter turnout during our Electronic Primary in August 2019. It is easy to become eligible to vote in it; just sign up for free USTP membership in less than a minute, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Sarah Lim writes in support of Alexey Turchin’s claim that “non-existence is a form of suffering. That in itself appears to be an oxymoronic claim. How can an individual suffer when they have no conscious experiences at all, since personal consciousness is permanently annihilated forever upon bodily death? Philosophically speaking, this is impossible. You need to be conscious to be able to experience either pain or pleasure. However, Alexey argues that the permanent cessation of consciousness can be considered the ultimate form of suffering because it means that the individual will forever be deprived of any further opportunities to experience the physical world. This means literally never existing ever again; which makes it doubly worse if you happened to get an unfortunate lot in this current life. This is a grim reality that atheists across the entire world must contend with.”
Indeed, non-existence is even worse than suffering (or what is conventionally considered suffering), since it is a deprivation of the capacity to experience or remember anything; suffering can be overcome or endured, but non-existence is irreversible.
This article makes the case that “atheists today should begin to see humanity’s dreams of immortality not as a slice of pie in the sky; we should see it as a challenge and a goal post we will eventually cross with the aid of science. It’s a big dream and one that may seem impossible at the moment. But that hasn’t stopped humanity before. Transcending our biological limitations and striving for a better world than the one we currently live in has been the whole narrative of the human story. Our dreams of greater things will always seem absurd, until available technological advancements arrive to deliver them. But those dreams are what keep us pressing forward.”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/24/non-existence-is-suffering/
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Arin Vahanian often asks himself, “Why do wealthy and/or influential people seem to support spending billions of dollars on weapons and exploring outer space, when, with their massive wealth and resources, they could help reduce human suffering and dramatically improve the quality of life for billions of people?”
Mr. Vahanian acknowledges, “To be fair, there are a few wealthy and influential people who support research into aging and life extension, the most notable being entrepreneur Jim Mellon. However, they seem to be the exception rather than the norm.” This article explores why this situation might exist, and how to overcome it.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party supports all emerging technologies and expansions of human capability in all beneficial directions – including both life extension and the colonization of space. However, the attainment of significant life extension is necessary for us to enjoy many of the fruits of other technological advancement that is currently in early stages. Accordingly, this article by Mr. Vahanian is an important contribution to the discussion on how more emphasis can be placed on the vital quest to extend our longevity and health.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/18/wealth-power-reversing-aging/
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The video containing 73 minutes of excerpts from the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature has been released at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOHA5Z6Z3O4.
The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada Legislature on May 15, 2019, marked a milestone for the U.S. Transhumanist Party and the Nevada Transhumanist Party. This was the first time that an official transhumanist event was held within the halls of a State Legislature, in one of the busiest areas of the building, within sight of the rooms where legislative committees met. The presenters were approached by tens of individuals – a few legislators and many lobbyists and staff members. The reaction was predominantly either positive or at least curious; there was no hostility and only mild disagreement from a few individuals. Generally, the outlook within the Legislative Building seems to be in favor of individual autonomy to pursue truly voluntary microchip implants. The testimony of Anastasia Synn at the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 26, 2019, in opposition to Assembly Bill 226 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXGessk5c24 - is one of the most memorable episodes of the 2019 Legislative Session for many who heard it. It has certainly affected the outcome for Assembly Bill 226, which was subsequently further amended to restore the original scope of the bill and only apply the prohibition to coercive microchip implants, while specifically exempting microchip implants voluntarily received by an individual from the prohibition. The scope of the prohibition was also narrowed by removing the reference to “any other person” and applying the prohibition to an enumerated list of entities who may not require others to be microchipped: state officers and employees, employers as a condition of employment, and persons in the business of insurance or bail. These changes alleviated the vast majority of the concerns within the transhumanist and cyborg communities about Assembly Bill 226.
This Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum comes at the beginning of an era of transhumanist political engagement with policymakers and those who advise them. It was widely accepted by the visitors to the demonstration tables that technological advances are accelerating, and that policy decisions regarding technology should only be made with adequate knowledge about the technology itself – working on the basis of facts and not fears or misconceptions that arise from popular culture and dystopian fiction. Ryan Starr shared his expertise on the workings and limitations of both NFC/RFID microchips and GPS technology and who explained that cell phones are already far more trackable than microchips ever could be (based on their technical specifications and how those specifications could potentially be improved in the future). U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II introduced visitors to the world of transhumanist literature by bringing books for display – including writings by Aubrey de Grey, Bill Andrews, Ray Kurzweil, Jose Cordeiro, Ben Goertzel, Phil Bowermaster, and Mr. Stolyarov's own book “Death is Wrong” in five languages. It appears that there is more sympathy for transhumanism within contemporary political circles than might appear at first glance; it is often transhumanists themselves who overestimate the negativity of the reaction they expect to receive. But nobody picketed the event or even called the presenters names; transhumanist ideas, expressed in a civil and engaging way – with an emphasis on practical applications that are here today or due to arrive in the near future – will be taken seriously when there is an opening to articulate them.
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Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature - May 15, 2019
The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada Legislature on May 15, 2019, marked a milestone for the U.S. Transhumanist Party and the Nevada Transhumanis...Sarah Lim rebuts some of the main objections raised to indefinite lifespan extension, technological immortality, and technological resurrection. She writes, “The overwhelming majority of the objections to immortalism are based on arguments from naturalism. Devotees of religious traditionalism argue that death is a doorway to an afterlife or reunion with a higher deity in the spirit world. Some atheists argue that death is unavoidable because the limit of the human lifespan is the result of natural selection, and should thus be unquestioningly accepted. However, what if a different perspective were taken on death and the natural limits of the human lifespan?”
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/23/human-exceptionalism-immortalism/
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Watch the latest video by U.S. Transhumanist Party Director of Media Production Tom Ross, featuring four of the candidates competing in our forthcoming August Electronic Primary for the Transhumanist Party nomination for the office of President of the United States.
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The updated page of candidate profiles can be found here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/
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USTP 2020 Presidential Candidates in the 2019 Electronic Primary
Tom Ross Music "Ghostwritten Autobiography" The Yes Chair (2014) Kivastone Records/BMIIf you have expertise in bioinformatics and/or computational biology, please contribute your talents to resolving the medical conundrum of one of our longtime loyal members, John, who has suffered from an undiagnosed condition his entire life. The Undiagnosed-1 Collaborative Genomics Research Case, arranged by the non-profit, volunteer-run organization SVAI, will take place on June 7-9 in San Francisco.
John has generously provided for his data to be made available in an open-source manner so that future researchers into rare diseases could benefit from it and advance the state of medical science. Researchers have already agreed to study the data; one of them, longtime life-extension advocate Kevin Perrott, the CEO and Founder of OpenCures, a company located at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging that helps individuals performing self-directed research to access technologies and education, wishes to use mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and proteomics to find biomarkers of aging, and John has agreed to be a part of that project. John’s quest to discover the causes of his own ailment can thus lead to beneficial insights that could be used to research ways the extend the lifespans of all. The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party fully supports this noble effort and is heartened that many prominent researchers have already stepped forward to participate. However, there can never be enough trained and talented minds working on such endeavors, so, if you have the relevant expertise, we strongly encourage you to get involved.
Find out more at transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/22/svai-undiagnosed-1/ and sv.ai/undiagnosed-1-case.
Watch this brief introduction to the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s 2020 Presidential Candidates, competing for our endorsement in the 2019 Electronic Primary later this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fh4BD5RMwU
This video was skillfully created by Tom Ross, the USTP Director of Media Production.
We have established a central page linking to all of the candidate profiles here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/.
See individual candidate profiles here (listed in alphabetical order of last name):
- Johannon Ben Zion: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
- Dan Good: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/dan-good/
- Rachel Haywire: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/rachel-haywire/
- Charles Holsopple: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/charles-holsopple/
- Brent Reitze: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/brent-reitze/
- Natasha Vita-More: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/natasha-vita-more/
To support the candidate of your choice and cast your vote in our Electronic Primary in August 2019, join the USTP for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Only those who register for membership through August 10, 2019, would be eligible to take part in the USTP Electronic Presidential Primary.
U.S. Transhumanist Party 2020 Presidential Candidates in the 2019 Electronic Primary
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) is pleased to announce the candidates who have put themselves forward for consideration for the USTP’s...The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) is pleased to announce the candidates who have put themselves forward for consideration for the USTP’s endorsement in running for the position of President of the United States of America. The six candidates (in reverse alphabetical order of last name) are Natasha Vita-More, Brent Reitze, Charles Holsopple, Rachel Haywire, Dan Good, and Johannon Ben Zion.
We have established a central page linking to all of the candidate profiles here: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/.
See individual candidate profiles here (listed in alphabetical order of last name):
- Johannon Ben Zion: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/johannon-ben-zion/
- Dan Good: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/dan-good/
- Rachel Haywire: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/rachel-haywire/
- Charles Holsopple: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/charles-holsopple/
- Brent Reitze: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/brent-reitze/
- Natasha Vita-More: transhumanist-party.org/candidate-profiles/natasha-vita-more/
To become eligible to vote for any of these candidates in August 2019, please register for free as a member of the USTP, no matter where you reside - transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Only those who register for membership through August 10, 2019, would be eligible to take part in the USTP Electronic Presidential Primary.
The USTP is committed to running a fair, transparent, and (small “d”) democratic election with no predetermined outcome. Each of these candidates has the opportunity to make his or her case to the USTP membership and to recruit new members prior to the August 10, 2019, cutoff date for registration. We find each candidate to be insightful, intelligent, accomplished, and representative of perspectives that constitute the transhumanist movement in all of its variety and will help shape that movement in the years to come. Accordingly, it is important that this election give voice to these perspectives and do so in a civil, orderly, and constructive manner. We will have true competition in this election – genuine debates, discussions of issues, consideration of the candidates’ similarities and differences. The candidates will be free to utilize the means, methods, and personal styles at their disposal to engage in such competition. At the same time, we will also have true structure in this election – an objective process that will apply equitably to all and provide a framework for different points of view to be articulated, with an aim of educating the public, raising the profile of the transhumanist movement, and hopefully resolving some key differences along the way, by means of the process itself.
Aging Analytics Agency presents the main MindMap of 60 media entities publishing articles on Longevity from its new open-access, 175-page report, “Top-100 Journalists Covering Advanced Biomedicine and Longevity”
Link to the Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-100-journalists
#longevity #aging #geroscience #longevitymedia #longevityjournalism
Aging Analytics Agency announces the publication of a new open-access, 175-page report, “Top-100 Journalists Covering Advanced Biomedicine and Longevity.”
The report offers an overview of the Longevity Media and Journalism landscape, and charts how the topic of Longevity has gone from fringe to mainstream in the past five years, being embraced by the world’s top business and tech media entities including The Economist, Financial Times, TIME, Bloomberg, Forbes and many others.
The report features profiles of the 100 most active journalists writing on the topic of Longevity and infographic MindMaps of the top 60 media entities publishing articles on Longevity.
Link to the Report: www.aginganalytics.com/top-100-journalists
#longevity #aging #geroscience #longevitymedia #longevityjournalism
Update from Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party:
The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada Legislature on May 15, 2019, marked a milestone for the U.S. Transhumanist Party and the Nevada Transhumanist Party. This was the first time that an official transhumanist event was held within the halls of a State Legislature, in one of the busiest areas of the building, within sight of the rooms where legislative committees met. We were approached by tens of individuals – a few legislators and many lobbyists and staff members. The reaction was predominantly either positive or at least curious; we received no hostility and only mild disagreement from a few individuals. Generally, the outlook within the Legislative Building seems to be in favor of individual autonomy to pursue truly voluntary microchip implants. The testimony of Anastasia Synn at the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 26, 2019, in opposition to Assembly Bill 226, is one of the most memorable episodes of the 2019 Legislative Session for many who heard it. It has certainly affected the likely outcome for this bill, which is scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee Work Session the next morning, on May 16, 2019. At the Work Session, if the bill advances at all, there is expected to be an amendment which would restore the original scope of the bill and only apply the prohibition to coercive microchip implants, while specifically exempting microchip implants voluntarily received by an individual from the prohibition. The scope of the prohibition would also be narrowed by removing the reference to “any other person” and applying the prohibition to an enumerated list of entities who may not require others to be microchipped: state officers and employees, employers as a condition of employment, and persons in the business of insurance or bail. If such an amendment is indeed adopted, it would alleviate the vast majority of our concerns about Assembly Bill 226.
This Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum comes at the beginning of an era of transhumanist political engagement with policymakers and those who advise them. It was widely accepted by the visitors to our tables that technological advances are accelerating, and that policy decisions regarding technology should only be made with adequate knowledge about the technology itself – working on the basis of facts and not fears or misconceptions that arise from popular culture and dystopian fiction. This is one reason why we were pleased to have Ryan Starr, who shared his expertise on the workings and limitations of both NFC/RFID microchips and GPS technology and who explained that cell phones are already far more trackable than microchips ever could be (based on their technical specifications and how those specifications could potentially be improved in the future). I was also glad to be able to introduce visitors to the world of transhumanist literature by bringing some of my home library of books for display – including writings by Aubrey de Grey, Bill Andrews, Ray Kurzweil, Jose Cordeiro, Ben Goertzel, Phil Bowermaster, and myself. Having “Death is Wrong” in five languages made an impression on multiple visitors, and the book is now in the hands of several prominent individuals, including Senator Melanie Scheible. One Legislature staff member came back to the Transhumanist Party table after reading the book (several hours after obtaining it) to tell me how impressed she was with it – offering high praise for the writing and the ideas therein; she will be sharing it with her college-aged grandchildren. This made my day. More generally, it is my impression that there is more sympathy for transhumanism within contemporary political circles than might appear at first glance; it is often transhumanists themselves who overestimate the negativity of the reaction they expect to receive. But nobody picketed us or even called us names; transhumanist ideas, expressed in a civil and engaging way – with an emphasis on practical applications that are here today or due to arrive in the near future – will be taken seriously when there is an opening to articulate them.
I did record a decent amount of video and audio footage. It will take some time to compile it into a single video showing some of the highlights of this event, but expect such a video in approximately a week's time.
The daily article on local events on the Carson Now website mentions the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature Building. Come visit us at any time between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. today!
carsonnow.org/story/05/14/2019/events-around-carson-city-wednesday-may-15
Events around Carson City for Wednesday, May 15
As we head into the middle of the month many of us haven't turned on the air conditioner because the weather outside has been comfortably, pleasantly air conditioned these past few weeks.If you happen to be in Carson City, Nevada, this Wednesday, May 15, remember to visit the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada Legislature Building in the Second Floor Atrium at any time between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are interested in transhumanism, life extension, biohacking, prosthetics, implantable technologies, advances to help the disabled, and the political and philosophical implications of all of these areas, then this is the event for you.
Co-organized by the Future Grind podcast, the Nevada Transhumanist Party, and magician Anastasia Synn (who testified against Assembly Bill 226 at the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee), and supported by the Nevada Technology Association, the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum will feature practical demonstrations of emerging technologies, such as implantable microchips, in order to dispel common fears and myths about those technologies and educate the public about their capabilities and limitations. Also, the event will feature a discussion of technological augmentations, transhumanist philosophy, the uses of technology to overcome disabilities and extend longevity and health, the directions of technological evolution in the coming decades, and the policy implications stemming from these developments.
Most of the event will be in a conversational format as participants will interact with visitors and answer their questions.
Find our more here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/09/cyborg-transhumanist-forum-announcement/
Steve Hill, in this article originally published by our allies at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, discusses how Rejuvenate Bio, a startup biotech company led by Professor George Church, is planning to reverse aging in dogs as a step towards bringing these therapies to us. Those plans are now starting to move forward with news of a trial launch in the fall later this year.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/11/gene-therapy-dogs/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party website has featured a post about the forthcoming Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum on May 15, 2019, at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City. Please spread it and consider attending the event if you can. This will be the first event of its kind and an excellent opportunity to inform lawmakers, lobbyists, media, and the public about emerging technologies and their potential, while dispelling various myths and misconceptions.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/09/cyborg-transhumanist-forum-announcement/
The official launch event of the APPG for Longevity concluded yesterday with a commitment by APPG Chair Rt Hon Damian Green MP to add 5 extra healthy, independent years to UK citizen's lives by 2035.
Pictured here is UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock alongside the cover of Aging Analytics Agency's newest report, "National Longevity Development Plans: Global Overview 2019 (First Edition)".
Other attendees included Aging Analytics Agency Director Eric Kihlstrom and Founder Dmitry Kaminskiy.
Link to Report: www.aginganalytics.com/longevity-development-plans
If you are interested in transhumanism, life extension, biohacking, prosthetics, implantable technologies, advances to help the disabled, and the political and philosophical implications of all of these areas, please come to the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This promises to be the first event of its kind – a great opportunity for advocates of emerging technologies to communicate with legislators, lobbyists, media, and the general public, and educate them about transhumanism and its technological dimensions while also dispelling common fears and myths.
The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 15.
Address:
Nevada State Legislature Building
401 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
Second Floor Atrium (See the Second Floor Map at www.leg.state.nv.us/General/AboutLeg/Maps/Legislative_Building_2nd_Floor.pdf)
This event was organized at the invitation of Senator Melanie Scheible, who was impressed with the testimony of magician Anastasia Synn in opposition to Assembly Bill 226: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXGessk5c24
Most of the event will be in a conversational format as participants will interact with visitors and answer their questions.
If you could either travel to Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, or share this event with other transhumanists and life-extensionists who you think might be able to do so, it would be greatly appreciated. Even if you cannot attend yourself, you can help by spreading information about this event to others who might be in a position to attend – especially if they live in Northern Nevada or Northern California (but we welcome others who would have to travel farther!).
We need more transhumanists in attendance at this event! Please send an e mail to gennadystolyarovii@gmail.com if you wish to participate as one of the speakers educating people about transhumanism and emerging technologies. The more representation we have, the better! No matter what your areas of expertise or what flavor of transhumanism you espouse – whether you seek to pursue biological life extension, mechanical/electronic augmentations, policy reforms, or all of the above – your involvement and perspectives will be welcome. This is a unique opportunity for us to access policymakers and render them aware of the imperative of protecting the rights of technological innovators and creating an environment conducive to an acceleration of beneficial technological progress.
Natonal Longevity Press Release | Aging Analytics
Natonal Longevity Press Release | Aging Analytics
Aging Analytics Agency has published a new, 315-page open-access report “National Longevity Development Plans: Global Overview 2019 (First Edition)”, which delivers a comprehensive international overview of the projects, initiatives and efforts that different countries across the globe are makin...On May 26, 2019, the elections for the European Parliament will occur in Spain, and Dr. Jose Luis Cordeiro, the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s Technology Advisor and Ambassador to Spain, is running as a candidate for the recently formed Miel Party (Movimiento Independiente Euro Latino), which advocates increasing the resources allocated to the fight against aging, disease, and death, while also promoting the integration of Latin American immigrants in Europe, potentially bringing a broader constituency into alliance with transhumanists and life-extensionists.
Read this article by David Wood, which explains the Miel Party’s goals in detail and urges individuals from throughout the world to support it.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/04/supporting-somosmiel-revolution/
Indeed, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party considers the Miel Party to be an allied organization and encourages donations to Dr. Cordeiro’s campaign: somosmiel.es/ley-de-proteccion-de-datos/donaciones/
Become a member of the USTP for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/. Supporters of the Miel Party in Spain and elsewhere are welcome to join!
This article mentions the U.S. Transhumanist Party and our effort to oppose this anti-biohacking bill. If the bill passes, having a microchip will be a felony unless it treats a health condition. The Nevada Technology Association also opposes the bill because they believe it will suppress technological development and morphological freedom.
Microchipping weirds me out, too, but banning goes too far
Should the government have the right to implant microchips in people? Should Amazon have the right to implant microchips in their employees? To get to the bottom of this question, lawmakers have heard from brothel ministers, transhumanists, public defenders, a magician, the ACLU and the Eagle Forum.Elena Milova of the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) interviews Dr. Jose Cordeiro, candidate for the European Union Parliament for the Miel Party in Spain and the Technology Advisor and Ambassador to Spain for the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party.
As Elena describes, "Last year, Jose decided to begin his political activities in order to foster the development of rejuvenation biotechnologies in Spain and to work on the integration of Latin American immigrants into Spain’s aging society and thus maintain the country’s productivity."
Read the interview here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/05/02/milova-interview-of-cordeiro/
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Dinorah Delfin, the USTP Director of Admissions and Public Relations, was recently invited to be part of an art exhibition which explored some fundamental topics related to her area of artistic research and activist initiatives. The event, “Hybrid Resonance,” and the artist talk that followed two weeks later, are described and reviewed by Ms. Delfin, along with their connections to and implications for transhumanism, in this article.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/30/hybrid-resonance-review/
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Transhumanist activism takes center stage at the Nevada Legislature: Magician and transhumanist Anastasia Synn testified on April 26, 2019, before the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Nevada Assembly Bill 226 (AB 226). AB 226 would prohibit most implantation of NFC/RFID microchips, including voluntary programs for such implantation.
Ms. Synn demonstrated a variety of microchip technologies and their beneficial uses, as well as the difficulties in using voluntary implants to actually infringe on an individual's privacy. Watch her testimony here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXGessk5c24
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) initially raised awareness about AB 226 and its detrimental impacts in March 2019, via this article by R. Nicholas Starr: transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/14/bait-and-switch-on-nevada-ab226/
The USTP, through Legislative Director Justin Waters, submitted a letter in opposition to AB 226 - tinyurl.com/y6q4em8y - and encouraged others to submit public comments on the bill at the Nevada Legislature website: www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/80th2019/
Anastasia Synn answered the USTP's call for vocal, articulate opposition to AB 226 and testified in person at the Senate Judiciary Committee in a manner that greatly impressed the Legislators and opened them to a new world of technology.
The USTP encourages our members to continue to express their concerns on AB 226 by writing the Senate Judiciary Committee at www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Committee/222/Overview and Assemblyman Richard "Skip" Daly, the sponsor of AB 226, at www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/80th2019/31.
Transhumanist legislative activism has made a difference; let us work to enable it to continue to do so.
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Magician Anastasia Synn Testifies Against Banning Voluntary RFID/NFC Microchip Implants
Magician and transhumanist Anastasia Synn testified on April 26, 2019, before the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Nevada Assembly Bill 226...Excellent work by Justin Waters, the Legislative Director of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party in writing and sending this letter to the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee, in opposition to Assembly Bill 226 (AB226), which is scheduled to be heard this Friday, April 26, 2019, at 8 a.m.
AB226 had been amended with the following text (after technical drafting by the Legislative Counsel Bureau):
www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_AB226_46.pdf
Unfortunately, the revised amended bill - www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6394/Text - is not as innocuous as we hoped the conceptual amendment would be when it passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. In particular, the definition of “Microchip” no longer has the qualifier of being intended to serve as an identification marker and instead refers to a device “that is passively or actively capable of transmitting personal information to another device using radio frequency technology.” Without the reference to the intent to be used as an identification marker, the scope of prohibited devices unfortunately could increase significantly.
We encourage our members to express their concerns.
Here is the link to the contact information for the committee:
www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Committee/222/Overview
Also, public comments on the bill can still be made at the Nevada Legislature website:
www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/80th2019/
Existing comments can be viewed at www.leg.state.nv.us/AppCF/Opinion/80th2019/vwComments.cfm by typing in “AB226” as the bill name.
We also encourage those of our members who can make it in person to either Carson City or Las Vegas to testify in opposition to AB226 this Friday morning.
And if you are not yet a member of the USTP, join us for free, given the importance of legislative activism efforts such as this: transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has reached 1400 members. But we need many more to change the prevailing discourse on transhumanism and emerging technologies. Please join us for free at transhumanist-party.org/membership/, no matter where you reside, and recommend that others do as well!
Membership – U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – Official Website
Membership Membership Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free by filling out this concise Membership Application Form. As a bonus for completing this form, you will receive a link to a free compilation of Tips for Advancing a Brighter Future, providing insights from the U.S. Transhu...The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party welcomes our new Legislative Director, Justin Waters.
Justin Waters is a child welfare attorney in Florida. His work touches on bioethical issues, such as mental competency, the appointment of medical surrogates, court orders authorizing psychotropic medications for children in the dependency system, and the rights of parents.
Justin holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law. He became licensed to practice law in 2016. Prior to being an attorney, Justin worked in insurance, at computer stores, and served honorably in the U.S. Navy, including three months on a nuclear-powered submarine in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Find out more about Mr. Waters here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#LegislativeDirector. We look forward to having his expertise in monitoring pending legislation that may affect emerging technologies and the transhumanist movement.
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In this article, originally published by our allies at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF), Mr. Steve Hill highlights a recent webinar where Dr. Aubrey de Grey, the Biogerontology Advisor of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, revised his projections for the arrival of rejuvenation treatments in a more optimistic direction. Videos from the webinar are embedded.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/16/de-grey-accelerates-estimates/
Excerpt: “Dr. de Grey now suggests that there is a 50/50 chance of achieving robust mouse rejuvenation within 3 years from now; recent interviews and conversation reveal that he’d adjusted this figure down from 5-6 years. He has also moved his estimation of this to arrive from around 20 years to 18 years for humans.”
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Finally, rejuvenation is a thing! As Dr. Aubrey de Grey discusses in this new interview with Ariel VA Feinerman, “2018 was a fantastic year for rejuvenation biotechnology. The main thing that made it special was the explosive growth of the private-sector side of the field — the number of start-up companies, the number of investors, and the scale of investment.”
Read the full interview here:
transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/15/rejuvenation-is-a-thing/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party welcomes two new Officers – Secretary Pavel Ilin and Director of Publication Brent Reitze. Both have demonstrated great competence and bring skills sets which will help take our organization to the next level in 2019.
Pavel Ilin is a philosopher of culture, musician, baker, and aspiring software engineer. Find out more about Mr. Ilin here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#Secretary
Brent Logan Reitze is a Transhumanist advocate and bio-hacker working as an information technology systems engineer, entrepreneur, and writer, with a focus on man-machine convergence. Find out about Mr. Reitze here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#DirectorOfPublication
If you have not joined us yet, become a member for free in less than a minute and contribute to our ongoing growth: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
Are you a transhumanist who wishes to run for President of the United States in 2020, or do you know someone who does?
The United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) issues its call for candidates wishing to run for President of the United States in the 2020 elections and seeking an endorsement from the USTP. Candidates are encouraged to officially announce their intentions via the form linked on the page below and then spread awareness of the USTP, its forthcoming debate and electronic primary process, and possibilities for individuals to sign up for free membership in the USTP in time to participate as voters in this process.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/05/call-for-2020-candidates/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party features this announcement by our cohorts at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF), originally published on their site on March 19, 2019. The program helps bring attention to published works promoting the mission of ending age-related diseases, a mission the U.S. Transhumanist Party supports as part of our policy goals. Thank you to Javier Noris for creating this announcement and to Brent Reitze for publishing it on our website to inform our members.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/02/leaf-book-club/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has opened its General Discussion Thread for the Second Quarter of 2019. Post your comments on our website here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/04/02/2q-2019-general-discussion/
This is the place for members to offer suggestions or converse about any areas of emerging technologies and their political, moral, societal, cultural, and esthetic implications. The general discussion thread is also an ideal location to suggest or propose platform planks that may be considered for future platform voting, and/or bring our attention to emerging legislative and societal developments that may affect the course and impact of emerging technologies.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party will endeavor to open one of these general comment threads per quarter. This comment thread pertains to the months of April, May, and June 2019.
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Openings for four volunteer Officer positions with the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – Secretary, Director of Publication, Legislative Director, and Campaign Director, have been posted on our website here: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/
- Secretary: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#Secretary
- Director of Publication: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#DirectorOfPublication
- Legislative Director: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#LegislativeDirector
- Campaign Director: transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#CampaignDirector
To apply, e-mail Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II at gennadystolyarovii@gmail.com. Specify the position(s) you are applying for, and provide a statement of your qualifications and the reasons for your interest in any given position. Please feel free to provide supporting materials, such as links to past relevant work.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPEN OFFICER POSITIONS: The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has four volunteer Officer openings. We expect 2019 to be a pivotal year for the USTP, but we need additional committed volunteers to implement the kinds of projects that will advance the transhumanist movement’s political impact to the next level.
To apply, please e-mail Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II at gennadystolyarovii@gmail.com. Specify the position(s) you are applying for, and provide a statement of your qualifications and the reasons for your interest in any given position. Please feel free to provide supporting materials, such as links to past relevant work.
Opening for Secretary: The position of Secretary is responsible for transportation and logistics associated with USTP events, as well as miscellaneous tasks, as may be requested by the Chairman. If the applicant resides in Nevada, the applicant will also have an option to simultaneously become the Secretary of the Nevada Transhumanist Party, which may involve making occasional filings of documentation in person with the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office in Carson City. It is furthermore encouraged for the Secretary, like all the other Officers, to spread awareness of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party on social media and in person, to encourage new members to join, and to source content for the USTP website. Basic web editing skills, using platforms such as WordPress, are desirable but would also be taught to an otherwise qualified applicant. The specific expectations of the Secretary position are flexible, evolving, and may be custom-tailored to the strengths and skill sets of the applicant. However, to qualify for the position, it is absolutely essential for the applicant to be a person of consistent, reliable, trustworthy character, with a strong work ethic, communication skills, and the ability to follow through on commitments.
NOTE: The Secretary is not intended to be a second-in-command. By design, the USTP has no hierarchy of Officers; rather, all titles other than Chairman are horizontal and co-equal.
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Opening for Director of Publication: The Director of Publication would source content from Allied Organizations and publish it regularly on the U.S. Transhumanist Party website pursuant to ongoing understandings with those organizations. We wish to develop our website into a hub for information regarding cutting-edge research, projects, and activism opportunities. The Director of Publication would be responsible for keeping up with what our Allied Organizations release and republishing materials where we have a right to do so and in a manner that aligns with our Platform and objectives. This would also be an opportunity for the Director of Publication to write and publish his or her own content with transhumanist and/or life-extensionist themes.
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Opening for Legislative Director: The Legislative Director would be responsible for implementing the Legislative Action Framework of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, as described in the following article: transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/17/legislative-action-framework/. The Legislative Director would recruit and coordinate with volunteer Issue Analysts to regularly track pending legislation that affects the issues and principles expressed in the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform, the Transhumanist Bill of Rights, Version 3.0, and the Core Ideals of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party.
The Legislative Director would ideally have a background in law/policy making. It would be the responsibility of the Legislative Director to inform the Chairman of all relevant legislation on state and federal levels as provided by analysts or through personal observation. It would also be the Legislative Director’s responsibility to identify national policy trends and make suggestions for yearly priorities. The Legislative Director should, when necessary, reach out to our expert Advisors as listed on the USTP Advisors page.
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Opening for Campaign Director: The Campaign Director’s primary role would be to interface with candidates seeking the endorsement of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party during the 2019 Presidential Primary and the 2020 Election Season. This would include facilitating discussions and debates among candidates, assisting with outreach to the general public, and communicating the USTP’s principles and expectations to candidates who seek the USTP’s endorsement.
This liaison role is not limited to potential Presidential candidates and would extend to candidates for other federal, state, and local offices. The Campaign Director would also periodically search for and identify independent and/or nonpartisan candidates whose platforms and priorities sufficiently align with the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform that an endorsement by the USTP might be possible. For candidates who are ultimately endorsed by the USTP, the Campaign Director will assist with spreading those candidates’ messages and ideas via social media and other channels of communication.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party features this proposal by our member Hank Pellissier for a new website called Paradise2040, which will focus on the abolition of involuntary suffering and incremental ways of getting there within the next 21 years. This is an endeavor supported by Article IV of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights, Version 3.0. It is also a current within transhumanist thinking that, as Mr. Pellissier points out, could bring additional support to the movement. Different transhumanists will have different views as to what the most important aims of transhumanism should be. As an organization that embraces pluralism and diversity of thought, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party would encourage any of our members who agree with the direction Mr. Pellissier proposes to collaborate with him on the creation of the Paradise2040 website.
transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/26/3-reasons-ending-suffering/
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The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has published this manifesto by Sarah Chowhugger to bring attention to a prospect for a more distant future – the technological resurrection of those who have already died. This idea has been posited by such proto-transhumanist thinkers as the Russian Cosmist Nikolai Fyodorov and is involved to various degrees in transhumanist projects such as cryonics, the creation of mindfiles, brain preservation, and the pursuit of various approaches toward mind uploading. There also arise various philosophical dilemmas as to the identities of such hypothetically resurrected individuals. Read Ms. Chowhugger’s article and offer your comments on the USTP website: transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/24/resurrecting-100-billion/
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The United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party (USTP) has issued an official statement in response to the unfortunate demise and cremation of Danielle Michelle Baker, which contravened her specific and documented wishes to be cryopreserved. We ask the members of the USTP to deliberate about specific measures that could be taken to prevent such violations of cryonics patients’ wishes and legitimate rights from arising again. These measures could include reforms to laws so as to improve protections for cryonics patients, as well as improved enforcement of existing laws which may offer some extent of protections at least in theory.
Please read our full statement, which includes a detailed discussion of and various perspectives on key events involved in this situation, here:
transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/20/statement-on-danielle-baker/
You can post your thoughts in the comment thread accompanying this article on the USTP website.
Help us deliberate regarding what a “Danielle’s Law” might involve. Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party has achieved its first legislative victory. We previously issued an alert about Nevada Assembly Bill 226, which originally was written only to prohibit compulsory microchip implants, but whose sponsor, Assemblyman Daly, proposed an amendment to also prohibit all voluntary programs for the implantation of a microchip. This concerned us greatly, as it would have essentially prohibited both medical implants with electronic components, as well as implants pursued for reasons of esthetics, self-expression, and functional improvement. Although we learned of the proposed amendment only two days before today's Work Session at the Assembly Judiciary Committee, the dedicated grassroots activists among our membership sprang into action. USTP activists quickly published an article, circulated tens of posts via social media, informed prominent transhumanists via e-mail, submitted comments on the Nevada Legislature and to the Assembly Judiciary Committee, and reached out to Legislators. We greatly appreciate that Assemblyman Richard "Skip" Daly took our concerns into account and proposed Subsection 3 within his amendment (attached), which defines "microchip implant" in quite a narrow manner, addressing his concerns about potential future institutional pressure to use implanted identification markers, while exempting from the bill's scope any medical devices, artistic implants, or implants pursued for reasons of personal expression. This amendment was incorporated into AB226 at the Assembly Judiciary Committee Work Session on March 15, 2019. The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party believes that AB226, as amended, is no longer a cause for significant concern. While we are not thrilled about any restrictions on voluntary, peaceful activity, we believe that medical innovators, patients, artists, biohackers, grinders, cyborgs, fitness enthusiasts, and many other users of functional implantable technologies will not be at risk from this bill. Thank you to the transhumanist community for mobilizing so effectively to achieve this victory!
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R. Nicholas Starr alerts transhumanists to a concerning development at the Nevada Legislature: “On February 22nd, 2019, Assemblyman Skip Daly (D-Sparks) presented AB226 (Assembly Bill 226) for review and debate. The act, in its original form, is a good thing. It prevents against forced implantation of a “microchip or other identifying marker”, punishable as a class C felony (up to 5 years in prison and/or $10,000 fine). Fantastic! No one should be forced to do anything to their bodies they don’t want to do! But on March 4th Daly proposed an amendment to his own bill that also bans VOLUNTARY implantation. This is a staggering attack on bodily autonomy and self determination. ”
Read more here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/14/bait-and-switch-on-nevada-ab226/
Official information on AB226 at the Assembly Judiciary Committee: www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6394/Meetings
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This article by Edgy Universe on Dr. Mehmood Khan - a former Pepsi executive who now heads Life Biosciences, Inc. - briefly mentions the U.S. Transhumanist Party and links to our website:
“RAADFest is put on by the non-profit Coalition for Radical Life Extension and is supported by dozens of groups including the Transhumanist Party and other ‘anti-death activists.’”
Also mentioned is Dr. Bill Andrews, the USTP's Biotechnology Advisor:
“Dr. Bill Andrews is an expert on finding ways to extend the human lifespan and healthspan through cell maintenance. He’s popular in the anti-aging technology world and at the last RAADFest in San Diego talked about the major progress that is being made. […] Andrews referenced the movie Star Trek First Contact. Dr. Andrews said he wants to be there when aliens come to earth to meet us.”
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Top PepsiCo Exec Wants You to Live Forever
In a recent press release, Life Biosciences Inc. announced the addition of PepsiCo Exec. Mehmood Khan to their team in the company's search for eternal life.Press Release for a new 500+ page open-access report on the Israel Longevity Industry published by Aging Analytics Agency and Vetek AssociationPress Release for Aging Analytics Agency and Vetek Association’s new 500+ page open-access report on the Longevity Industry in Israel, featuring quotes from Nir Barzilai MD, the founding director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Rafi Eitan, former chairman of the Israel Pensioners’ Party “GIL”, founding minister of the Israel Ministry for Senior Citizens, and the current chairman of Vetek Association, Ilia Stambler, the Chief Science Officer of Vetek Association and Eric Kihlstrom, Director of Aging Analytics Agency and former Interim Director of the £98-million Healthy Ageing Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Link to the Press Release: analytics.dkv.global/data/pdf/Longevity-in-Israel/Longevity_in_Israel_-_Press_Release.pdf
Link to the Report: www.aginganalytics.com/longevity-in-israel
#longevity #israel #birax #aging #healthspan #geroscience #agetech
Arin Vahanian writes, "If one of the goals of Transhumanism is to create better and more evolved humans, then we ourselves must be better and more evolved. We must set an example for the world of what is possible with the Transhumanist movement. And that begins with displaying traits such as tolerance, compassion, enthusiasm, and kindness, while working on projects and endeavors that will lead to improving the condition and quality of life for all humans."
Read Mr. Vahanian's new article, "Transhumanism and Tolerance", here:
transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/11/transhumanism-and-tolerance/
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Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party’s Director of Media Production has done outstanding work to catalyze our #IAmTranshuman image and video campaign.
Here is what Tom has to say about what got him involved in the USTP and motivated to help in such a major way: “Transhuman is the concept of an intermediary form between human and posthuman with powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans. Whether improved intelligence, awareness, strength, or durability. ‘Trans’ means ‘Beyond’, and this evolution is inevitable. To debate whether or not this is a good thing is to delay discussion about policies that may mitigate risk to our species. The United States Transhumanist Party is the formal political body addressing these issues now by putting science, health, and technology at the forefront of American politics. I'm not Transhuman because I want to live forever. In fact, I'm not sure that's a good thing for the evolution of consciousness, but this is where we can have those conversations that will forge policies for this next level world.”
You can participate in the #IAmTranshuman campaign by submitting still images or video recordings of one minute or less (15 seconds or less for Instagram stories, one minute or less for Instagram-compatible videos). Use the hashtag #IAmTranshuman, and let us know if you would like your video included in a subsequent compilation!
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The first video compilation of the #IAmTranshuman campaign has been produced!
See it on YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzYw7WT9pVE – and on Vimeo - vimeo.com/322157523.
Tom Ross, the Director of Media Production for the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – has skillfully juxtaposed the concise, powerful remarks of leading transhumanist thinkers from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, who each illustrate in their own ways how the Transhuman Era has arrived. Some of us are already fully cognizant of the technological changes that are unfolding, whereas others are transhuman but do not know it yet. The #IAmTranshuman campaign helps illustrate how emerging technologies and the accompanying shifts in thinking are already transforming everyday life.
The following transhumanists are featured, in order of appearance:
- B.J. Murphy, Director of Social Media, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Ira Pastor, Regeneration Advisor, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Tom Ross, Director of Media Production, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- José Luis Cordeiro, Technology Advisor and Ambassador to Spain, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Charlie Kam, Director of Networking, California Transhumanist Party
- Bill Andrews, Biotechnology Advisor, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
- Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman, U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
Learn more about the #IAmTranshuman campaign, the Transhuman Present Project (#TranshumanPresent), and how you can readily participate: transhumanist-party.org/2018/01/21/concrete-transhumanism/
You can participate in the #IAmTranshuman campaign by submitting still images or video recordings of one minute or less (15 seconds or less for Instagram stories, one minute or less for Instagram-compatible videos). Use the hashtag #IAmTranshuman, and let us know if you would like your video included in a subsequent compilation!
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#IAmTranshuman - Compilation #1 - U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
Leading transhumanists from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives provide concise, powerful statements as to why they are transhuman.The Transhuman Era h...Eloquent and inspiring words from B.J. Murphy, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party's Director of Social Media:
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Ever since our early ancestors discovered and used fire to overcome obstacles which stood before them, we've been on the warpath against the dictatorship of nature itself and all of its cruelty. We've stood toe-to-toe with the grim reaper time and again, and with each time, we've come out victorious.
The journey which lies before us today is no different. With the help of modern science and technology, we're now in the fight for our lives, whether it's conquering nature in the face of climate change, conquering space in the face of asteroid impacts, or conquering aging in the face of our own mortality.
And with this being the battle cry of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, that is why #IAmTranshuman.
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Even eyeglasses are a transhuman enhancement. The sight of those with poor vision is made normal, enabling them to function and achieve in ways that would have been impossible during Antiquity or most of the Middle Ages. The invention of eyeglasses in 1290 contributed to the subsequent flourishing of written and artistic culture and certainly rendered it easier for Western societies to experience the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Practically all humans are used to this technological enhancement simply because it is relatively old and has been around for many generations. Someday – hopefully soon – the emerging biological and mechanical enhancements that are on the cusp of further expanding human capabilities, will also be accepted by virtually all of society without a second thought. The difference between eyeglasses and laser eye surgery is already more immense than the difference between laser eye surgery and the bionic eyes that will be able to restore sight to the blind. The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party encourages the entire world to overcome the fear of the unfamiliar and recognize that the technological enhancements of the coming decades will one day be seen as eyeglasses are today.
Thank you to Tom Ross for another great installment in the #IAmTranshuman campaign.
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From Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party.
The Transhumanist Party builds the future. I, too, strive to build a piece of the future through my personal efforts. I know well that the technology at my disposal has greatly extended my reach and impact, compared to what would have been possible even two decades ago. In writing, publishing, art, music, and now politics, technology has made all the difference for me. By grace of technology, I am Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, and #IAmTranshuman.
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Prosthetics are becoming increasingly functional and enabling people to maintain a high quality of life, pursuing health and achievement. Through technology and medicine, human potential is extended and we all become a little more transhuman with each passing year.
Thank you to Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party's Director of Media Production, for another great installment in the #IAmTranshuman campaign.
I am transhuman, and so are you. Join the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party for free, no matter where you reside: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party is pleased to feature this public-service announcement created by our member Casey Cockrell. You can view it on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4STsaZ3NmvA or on the USTP website at transhumanist-party.org/2019/03/03/ustp-psa/
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This is the final Part 5 of a 5-part series by our Foreign Ambassador in Nigeria, Chogwu Abdul, as he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes' "Problems of Transhumanism."
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Happy World Future Day 2019. In this era when advanced technologies are rapidly making inroads into our lives and extending our potential as individuals, it is possible to say that we are indeed all transhuman.
The #IAmTranshuman campaign has been given new vigor by the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party’s Director of Media Production, Tom Ross. Over the coming weeks, you will see clear, powerful depictions of how people are using technologies available today in order to be part of the transition to the next great era of our civilization.
I am transhuman, and so are you. Join us, absolutely free of cost, in less than a minute at transhumanist-party.org/membership/.
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series by our Foreign Ambassador in Nigeria, Chogwu Abdul, as he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes' "Problems of Transhumanism."
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This is Part 3 of a 5-part series by our Foreign Ambassador in Nigeria, Chogwu Abdul, as he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes' "Problems of Transhumanism."
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Thank you to the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Officers, Ambassadors, and members who participated in our Virtual Meeting and Q&A on February 23, 2019. It truly was a fascinating and highly productive discussion!
The video recording of the meeting and the accompanying YouTube chat can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NsdxLXUHo.
The meeting agenda and video have also been posted to the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party website at transhumanist-party.org/2019/02/24/ustp-meeting-2-23-2019/.
The meeting livestream terminated slightly prematurely due to an Internet disconnection. However, the meeting did proceed over the course of the planned two-hour timeframe, and the vast majority of the intended subjects were covered.
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At 6 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time this evening (February 23, 2019), please join us for the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A. You will be able to view the livestream and the agenda here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NsdxLXUHo
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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A - February 2019
The U.S. Transhumanist Party invites many of its Officers and Ambassadors to discuss recent activities and plans for 2019, including the upcoming Presidentia...Below is the agenda for the U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A on Saturday, February 23, at 6 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. The public may view the livestream of the meeting at www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NsdxLXUHo.
- Gennady Stolyarov II: Overview of 2019 Transhumanist Presidential Nomination/Debate/Primary Process
- Gennady Stolyarov II: Integration with the Transhuman Party / Dissolution of the TNC
- Ambassadors – Palak Madan, Pam Keefe, Denisa Rensen: Discussions on Transhumanist Sentiment / Attitudinal Environment in India, Hong Kong, and Japan
- Denisa Rensen: Report on TransVision 2018 in Madrid
- Bobby Ridge: Report on Video Creation and Transhumanist Public Events
- Dinorah Delfin: Discussion of Forthcoming Article in The Transhumanism Handbook: “An Artist’s Creative Process: A Model of Conscious Evolution”
- Arin Vahanian: Report on Premiere of “Immortality or Bust” Documentary
- Sean Singh: Insights on Project Management with Volunteers: What can be done to maximize participation and creative output of our members (especially since money is not a motivator here)?
- Group Discussion: How to Reach 10,000 Members? (What demographics have yet to be exposed to transhumanist ideas and the existence of the USTP? How can we be more effective in getting people “in the door” to even be aware of our existence and content?)
Potential Ideas
- Social-Media Digital Poster Contest (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Incentives for Members to Recruit Other Members (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Appeal to Subcultures – e.g., Steampunk, Cyborg Communities (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Question for Discussion: Should we engage with conspiracy theorists (e.g., attempt to rebut them) or distance ourselves from them as much as possible?
- Any questions from the audience
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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A - February 2019
The U.S. Transhumanist Party invites many of its Officers and Ambassadors to discuss recent activities and plans for 2019, including the upcoming Presidentia...Below is the agenda for the U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A on Saturday, February 23, at 6 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. The public may view the livestream of the meeting at www.youtube.com/watch?v=53NsdxLXUHo.
- Gennady Stolyarov II: Overview of 2019 Transhumanist Presidential Nomination/Debate/Primary Process
- Gennady Stolyarov II: Integration with the Transhuman Party / Dissolution of the TNC
- Ambassadors – Palak Madan, Pam Keefe, Denisa Rensen: Discussions on Transhumanist Sentiment / Attitudinal Environment in India, Hong Kong, and Japan
- Denisa Rensen: Report on TransVision 2018 in Madrid
- Bobby Ridge: Report on Video Creation and Transhumanist Public Events
- Dinorah Delfin: Discussion of Forthcoming Article in The Transhumanism Handbook: “An Artist’s Creative Process: A Model of Conscious Evolution”
- Arin Vahanian: Report on Premiere of “Immortality or Bust” Documentary
- Sean Singh: Insights on Project Management with Volunteers: What can be done to maximize participation and creative output of our members (especially since money is not a motivator here)?
- Group Discussion: How to Reach 10,000 Members? (What demographics have yet to be exposed to transhumanist ideas and the existence of the USTP? How can we be more effective in getting people “in the door” to even be aware of our existence and content?)
Potential Ideas
- Social-Media Digital Poster Contest (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Incentives for Members to Recruit Other Members (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Appeal to Subcultures – e.g., Steampunk, Cyborg Communities (Suggestion by Tom Ross)
- Question for Discussion: Should we engage with conspiracy theorists (e.g., attempt to rebut them) or distance ourselves from them as much as possible?
- Any questions from the audience
U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Meeting and Q&A - February 2019
The U.S. Transhumanist Party invites many of its Officers and Ambassadors to discuss recent activities and plans for 2019, including the upcoming Presidentia...The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party welcomes Tom Ross, our new Director of Media Production. He is a producer, creative consultant, and author who has developed creative assets for numerous businesses and causes.
Find out more about Tom Ross here:
transhumanist-party.org/leadership/#TomRoss
View his TEDx presentation on the “Open Source Mode” here: tomross.com/osm.html
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This is Part 2 of a 5-part series by our Foreign Ambassador in Nigeria, Chogwu Abdul, as he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes' "Problems of Transhumanism."
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Happy Jeanne Calment Day from both Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II and the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party. Unlike some naysayers, we believe that Jeanne Calment actually lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. It is possible! May we all live much longer through the progress of science and technology!
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This is Part 1 of a 5-part series by our Foreign Ambassador in Nigeria, Chogwu Abdul, as he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes' "Problems of Transhumanism."
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On February 13, 2019, Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, spoke to the Young Americans for Liberty Chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in a wide-ranging discussion on the intersection of technology and politics and the types of reforms that could pave the way to the new technological era of major progress and radical abundance.
Watch the video recording of the presentation and Q&A here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aa2VHb1Dq0
Download Mr. Stolyarov’s presentation slides here: transhumanist-party.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Transhumanist-Ideas-for-Reforming-Political-Pr...
Mr. Stolyarov discussed policy positions from the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform - transhumanist-party.org/platform/#PoliticalProcesses - such as support for ranked-preference voting, greatly lowered ballot-access thresholds, simultaneous nationwide primaries, shorter campaign seasons, AI-assisted redistricting, germaneness rules for legislation, minimum consideration timeframes for amendments, and the general desirable shift in the balance away from special-interest lobbies and toward intelligent laypersons.
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Transhumanist Ideas for Reforming Political Processes and Improving Government Accountability
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party, speaks to the Young Americans for Liberty Chapter at the University of Nev..."Transhumanist Ideas for Reforming Political Processes and Improving Government Accountability" – U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II's presentation at the the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) Chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) will occur at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. The presentation will be held in room 104 of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
Chairman Stolyarov will be discussing policy positions from the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform - transhumanist-party.org/platform/#PoliticalProcesses - such as support for ranked-preference voting, greatly lowered ballot-access thresholds, simultaneous nationwide primaries, shorter campaign seasons, AI-assisted redistricting, germaneness rules for legislation, minimum consideration timeframes for amendments, and the general desirable shift in the balance away from special-interest lobbies and toward intelligent laypersons.
If you happen to be in Reno next Wednesday evening, you are welcome to attend and consider / discuss these transpartisan, upwing ideas for bringing rationality and transparency to political processes.
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John Murrieta of the channel Science-Based Species interviewed Dr. Bill Andrews, the U.S. Transhumanist Party's Biotechnology Advisor, in October 2018. Watch this interview on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9XNH27wsL4
In this video, Dr. Andrews discusses the research he does at Sierra Sciences with the aim to reverse aging and extend lifespans by extending telomeres, as well as the forthcoming gene-therapy clinical trial by Libella Gene Therapeutics.
This interview with recorded by U.S. Transhumanist Party Secretary Bobby Ridge at the Fifth Enlightenment Salon, hosted by U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II.
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Dr. Bill Andrews Interview (October 2018) | Transhumanism
Dr. Bill Andrews Interview (October 2018) | Transhumanism. In this video, Dr. Andrews discusses the research he does at Sierra Sciences. They will begin thei...The United States Transhumanist Party issues this statement to bring attention to a series of rapid developments during January 2019, at the end of which our political party (including its State-level affiliates) remains the sole transhumanist political organization in the United States.
The Transhuman National Committee of the United States (TNC) has disbanded, and the Transhuman Party is being integrated into the U.S. Transhumanist Party. We (including our State-level affiliates) are now the sole transhumanist political organization in the United States and the last, best hope for transhumanist political aspirations to be realized.
Read more here: transhumanist-party.org/2019/01/26/ustp-last-best-hope/
The U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party – the new full name of our organization – continues to grow in membership and expand its reach. An easy and highly effective contribution that anyone can make is to sign up for free membership, which takes less than a minute and brings additional benefits to the member: transhumanist-party.org/membership/
U.S. Transhumanist Party Director of Social Media B.J. Murphy has published this article covering Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II’s recent interview with Ray Kurzweil at RAAD Fest 2018.
Mr. Murphy makes some apt observations, including this one: “What I found most interesting from Kurzweil’s response wasn’t so much his consistency in the belief that AI will indeed outpace human intelligence as a whole; rather our fears of a dystopian future where AI has gone astray are becoming increasingly unlikely. He makes this argument with the understanding that there is no singular AI being controlled by singular powerful companies or people. In today’s reality, there are millions of different AIs being controlled by anyone who owns a smartphone.”
www.grayscott.com/seriouswonder-//ray-kurzweil-ai-is-still-on-course-to-outpace-human-intelligence
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Ray Kurzweil: 'AI is Still on Course to Outpace Human Intelligence'
Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil speaks at last year’s RAADfest, discussing Sophia the robot, future risks, and how the Technological Singularity still remains near!