Transcendence

Jay Cornell,R. U. Sirius

ISBN 10: 1938875095 / ISBN 13: 9781938875090

Published by Disinformation Company, 2015

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When machines are smarter than our biological brains and we?re designing our own evolution - that's the future and it's getting here fast. Transhumanism is an international movement that advocates the use of science and technology to overcome the "natural" limitations experienced by humanity. Beyond ending aging, gaining greater intelligence, and conquering the stars, any transhumanist looks forward to a plethora of other alterations to what has been the ordinary human condition, among them: The Singularity - the creation of machine intelligences that exceed the capacities of our biological brains Radical robotics and the end of economic scarcity and boring labor The ability to replicate individual minds and put them into solid-state bodies or virtual environments The ever-increasing interconnectedness and empower-ment of humans via ever-faster and more powerful communications technology and, with it, the potential for vastly more productive and creative group minds Some of this is happening now. In nearly ninety A-Z entries, Transcendence provides a multi-layered look at the accelerating advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology, robotics, and virtual worlds. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transcendence
• Publisher: Disinformation Company
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938875095
• ISBN 13: 9781938875090
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Transhumanism is an international movement that advocates the use of science and technology to overcome the "natural" limitations experienced by humanity through such developments as:

• the Singularity--the creation of machine intelligences that exceed the capacities of our biological brains
• the ability to replicate individual minds and put them into solidstate bodies or virtual environments
• individual control over mental and emotional states for enhancing functionalities and/or ecstasies

Some of this is happening now. Some of it is still in the minds of dreamers.

In nearly ninety AZ entries, Transcendence provides a multilayered look at the accelerating advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology, robotics, and virtual worlds that are making transhumanism a reality. Entries range from Cloning and Cyborg Feminism to Designer Babies and MemoryEditing Drugs. In addition, the book notes historical predecessors and personalities, both in mythology and history--ranging from Timothy Leary to Michael Jackson to Ray Kurzweil. It also introduces the culture around Transhumanism, covering all the geeky obsessions of the Transhumanist movement.

About the Author

R.U. Sirius (Ken Goffman) is a writer, editor and well-known digital iconoclast. He was co-publisher of the first popular digital culture magazine, MONDO 2000, from 1989-1993 and co-editor of the popular book, MONDO 2000: A User's Guide to the New Edge. He has written about technology and culture for Wired, The Village Voice, Salon.com, BoingBoing.net, Time Magazine, S.F. Chronicle, Rolling Stone, and Esquire among other publications. Sirius/Goffman also lectures widely having appeared as part of the Reality Hacking series at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, at the TedX conference in Brussels, and at San Francisco's popular Dorkbot event. Visit him at: StealThisSingularity.com.

Jay Cornell is a writer, editor, web developer, and little-known semi-iconoclast. He is the former managing editor of h+ magazine, and the former associate publisher of Gnosis magazine. He is currently senior web developer at Landkamer Partners, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Lifeboat Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending humanity from existential risks.