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On the Web
- Davis, John K. - Transhumanist and technology advocate. Incorporates the former Transhumanist Unitarian Universalist Network.
- Machado, Romana - Essays and press appearances from the computer programmer, transhumanist, and extropian.
- Transhumanism and its Absent Discontents - Criticizes transhumanist ideas, the dominance of technology in the world, as well as the failure of luddites to effectively reprimand and organize against the transhumanist movement
- Magalhães, João Pedro de - Researcher of human aging, with several essays about transhumanism, human nature, and the ethics of new technologies.
- Overmeire, George - Essays from the Dutch musician about transhumanism, space exploration, and political philosophy.
- Vita-More, Natasha - Founder and director of the Transhumanist Arts
- Tipler, Frank J. - Mathematician and originator of the "Omega Point" theory that the universe is finite, and therefore ultimately controllable in its entirety by sentients.
- More, Max - Futurist, co-founder and chairman of the Extropy Institute.
- Bostrom, Nick - Advanced topics in transhumanism with informative material in analytic philosophy and computational neuroscience.
- Yudkowsky, Eliezer - Research Fellow of the Singularity Institute, author of "Friendly AI" and "Staring into the Singularity". His Web complex, "The Low Beyond", contains professional and personal writings.
Wikipedia Articles
- List of transhumanists - This page contains an alphabetically-ordered list of notable individuals who have identified themselves or been identified by others as advocates of transhumanism. It should be noted that not all are comfortable with this label, especially as a social identity.
- Democratic transhumanism - Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (advocates of the use of human enhancement technologies) who espouse liberal, social and/or radical democratic political views.
- Singularitarianism - Singularitarianism is a moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological singularity — the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence — is possible, and advocating deliberate action to bring it into effect and ensure its safety. While many futurists and transhumanists speculate on the possibility and nature of this type of singularity (often referred to as the Singularity), Singularitarians believe it is not only possible, but desirable if and only if guided safely.