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unusual facts about transhumanist



Damien Broderick

Several of his books feature cover art by Swedish transhumanist Anders Sandberg, including Earth is but a Star (2001), Broderick's anthology of science fiction stories, and thematically related critical discussions, concerned with the far future.

Jim Sclavunos

In 2012, Sclavunos began an ongoing collaboration with Australian performance artist/musician Michaela Davies on a composition entitled “FM-2030” (so-named for the transhumanist philosopher Fereidoun M. Esfandiary) utilizing programmed electro-muscular stimulation (EMS) of classical string players to generate involuntary playing movements.

Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations

Nick Bostrom published in the journal in 2006 (vol. 5) ("The Transhumanist FAQ") and in 2005 (vol. 5) ("What is a Singleton?").

The Transhumanist Wager

The Transhumanist Wager is a 2013 philosophical and science fiction novel by American-Hungarian author, journalist, and philosopher Zoltan Istvan.

A guide book by journalist Chris T. Armstrong is being written about the philosophy of The Transhumanist Wager and the ideas of Zoltan Istvan.

Three Laws of Robotics

The futurist Hans Moravec (a prominent figure in the transhumanist movement) proposed that the Laws of Robotics should be adapted to "corporate intelligences" — the corporations driven by AI and robotic manufacturing power which Moravec believes will arise in the near future.

Zoltan Istvan

Istvan's controversial philosophical novel The Transhumanist Wager introduces the philosophy TEF (Teleological Egocentric Functionalism), his Three Laws of Transhumanism, and the concept of individuals making a Transhumanist Wager.


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