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B.J. Murphy is Contributing Writer at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and Coauthor of “Longevitize!: Essays on the Science, Philosophy & Politics of Longevity”.

56 posts by B.J. Murphy

• The march towards ever-expanding human longevity marks another achievement with the successful transplant of a fully-functional artificial heart! – August 16, 2021
• According to a new survey that involved 900 adults from the US – July 21, 2021
• Did you know that there are companies operating today that share the collective goal of resurrecting the dead? – July 21, 2021
• The Last Generation to Die – March 19, 2021
• Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey – March 19, 2021
• Anti-Aging: State of the Art – January 9, 2021
• Immortality’s a Red Herring; We Want Indefinite Life Extension – October 30, 2019
• As We Search for a New Home, Robots Have Conquered Space – October 23, 2019
• Achieving Viable Mind Uploading via Our Understanding of Brain Lateralization – October 21, 2019
• The Transhuman Condition of “FOMO” — The Fear of Missing Out – October 15, 2019
• The Comet: Humanity’s Ongoing Journey as a Spacefaring Species – September 15, 2019
• Bernie Sanders Wants to Ban Facial Recognition for Policing, I Disagree – August 23, 2019
• Still Images Come to Life Thanks to Samsung’s Deepfake AI – May 26, 2019
• 3D Printing and the Viability of Interplanetary City Construction – May 5, 2019
• Video Games Predict Soldiers of the Future: The All-Seeing, Indomitable, Walking Tank – April 7, 2019
• Would You Allow Your Children To Be Alone With a Robot? – March 31, 2019
• James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 5) – Article – March 2, 2019
• James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 4) – Article – February 28, 2019
• James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 3) – Article – February 24, 2019
• James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 2) – Article – February 21, 2019
• James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Intro + Part 1) – February 19, 2019
• ‘Immortality or Bust’ (Documentary): A Review – January 25, 2019
• Ray Kurzweil: ‘AI is Still on Course to Outpace Human Intelligence’ – January 20, 2019
• Nissan Reveals Invisible Tech for a Visible Future at CES – January 13, 2019
• ‘Her’, OS Sentience, and the Desire to Love – December 12, 2018
• Celebrating the Holidays With a Song Written and Sung by an AI – December 9, 2018
• Nebtrion: Dawn of a Cyborg Religion – November 18, 2018
• The Wonders and Worries of ‘Extinct Animal’ Zoos – November 4, 2018
• In a Transhumanist Future, Everyday Could Be Halloween – October 28, 2018
• Saving the Planet One Modified Gene At a Time – October 7, 2018
• I Am Cyborg, Hear Me Roar: The Feeling of Pain is SO Last Century! – August 26, 2018
• Combating Crime in a Virtual Future Filled with Love and Sex – August 19, 2018
• The Battle for a Star Trek Future: Federation vs. Terran Empire – August 12, 2018
• In a Future of Mind Uploading, Who Will Own the Data That is You? – July 29, 2018
• Is DMT the chemical code that allows us to exit the Cosmic Simulation? – July 25, 2018
• Why the Transhumanist Movement Needs Socialism – July 22, 2018
• How the Second Amendment Turned Into Freedom of Information Thanks to 3D Printing – July 15, 2018
• A Conversation on Cyborgism: An Interview with U.K. Cyborg Neil Harbisson – July 8, 2018
• Becoming a Cyborg: From Disabled to More-Than-Able – July 2, 2018
• How Virtual Reality Will Help Shape Our Psychedelic Future – June 24, 2018
• ‘Smile, it’s the Future!’ — Emotions, Mixed Reality, and Techno-Telepathy – June 17, 2018
• ‘Til Deletion Do Us Part’: Discovering Love in a Virtual Future – June 10, 2018
• In the Age of AI, Children Should Befriend Their Supertoys – June 3, 2018
• Whether You Like It or Not, Facial Recognition is Here to Stay – May 27, 2018
• The Flying Tesla is Coming, Sooner or Later – May 13, 2018
• Janelle Monáe’s ‘Dirty Computer’ Short Film Speaks Truth to Power – April 28, 2018
• Transcending Overpopulation With a Bionic Future – April 22, 2018
• In the 21st Century, Convenience is What Makes the World Go Round – April 8, 2018
• Hip Hop and Transhumanism: An Interview with M.C. Kilch and Maitreya One – May 6, 2014
• A Techno-Ramadan Proposal – January 17, 2014
• Driving Home Drunk Will Never Be the Same Again – December 5, 2013
• Google’s Anti-Facial Recognition Policy for Glass is Deadly – December 2, 2013
• Life Extension on sale for Black Friday? RIOT! – November 29, 2013
• Technology Changes Everything, Including How You Read – November 28, 2013
• Ruling the Rhetoric on North Korea: A Pedagogical Perspective – October 2, 2013
• H+ Poetry: A Cosmist’s Tale – October 1, 2013