“Mining in space will take a leap from the realms of science fiction towards commercial reality on Wednesday when Luxembourg launches an official initiative to promote the mining of asteroids for minerals.”
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Top 6 Ways Technology Will Make You Immortal
Becoming immortal is one of mankind’s many quixotic notions that most people will relegate to the world of fantasy and science fiction. However, there is a subset of prominent scientists who believe that immortality is not only attainable, but it is something that will come to fruition in as little as 25 years. This idea is shared by men like Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil; Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk; and one of the most interesting presidential candidates outside of Donald Trump and Deez Nuts, Zoltan Istvan. All three men identify as trans-humanist, and for those who don’t know, trans-humanism is the idea that mankind will one day be able to transcend our biological limitations through the use of science and technology; not to mention, the movement has accumulated over 3 million supporters worldwide. So the question remains, with the multitude of prominent intellectuals who believe immortality is a tangible goal, just how will they go about achieving it? Well, the six answers below could possibly hold the key to everlasting life.
Number Six: Uploading Minds to Computers. Futurists believe that at some point in the near future we will be able to copy and scan all of the data that exists in our brains and upload the information into a computer. This will allow us to perpetually exist as incorporeal inhabitants of cyberspace. Of course, the idea of mind uploading is still purely science fiction, but if it ever becomes tangible, progeny could possibly live in a limitless world, that echoes notions expressed in the Matrix; minus the robot despots.
Meet Zoltan Istvan, The Presidential Candidate Who Promises to End Death (Interview)
This discussion covers eugenics, the future of capitalism, Transhumanist Bill of Rights, race, and transhumanism:
“The most important and urgent goal for any human being is to secure immortality.”
John McAfee says his new security product is a ‘f—ing game changer’
It’s an interesting idea, if not an original one. (it’s not) The problem is that, military grade encryption or not, it would be a single point of failure that could compromise your on AND offline security in one fell swoop.
Fugitive presidential candidate John McAfee is going back to his roots with a new security product that he calls “a f—ing game changer.”
Transhumanist Party: Immortality would not mean overpopulation
Part 3 in this video series on transhumanism. I talk about the #1 concern I hear about when advocating for overcoming death:
Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan from the Transhumanist Party speaks to Ellie Zolfagharifard from DailyMail.com.
Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan explains Transhumanism
Part of a video series on transhumanism with the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/sciencetech/video-1238766/P…anism.html #transhumanism
Zoltan Istvan from the Transhumanist Party speaks to Ellie Zolfagharifard from DailyMail.com.
Leaving Planet Earth: Zoltan Istvan talks human future
I’m excited to announce a 5-part series of short video interviews I did last week in New York City with the Daily Mail. Here’s one of them:
Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan from the Transhumanist Party speaks to Ellie Zolfagharifard from DailyMail.com.
Zoltan Istvan: Immortality Bus delivers Transhumanist Bill of Rights to US Capitol
My new article for the International Business Times:
The US presidential candidate completes his three-month campaign aboard a coffin-shaped bus.
When Zoltan Istvan met John McAfee: Watch US presidential candidates discuss life and immortality
A video done with some humor–part of the Immortality Bus tour:
IBTimes UK captures the moment presidential candidates John McAfee and Zoltan Istvan met for the first time.
US elections 2016: John McAfee and Zoltan Istvan debate cybersecurity, immortality and sexbots
This tongue-in-cheek article highlights an interesting experience I had a few days ago on the Immortality Bus in North Carolina:
One wants to live forever, the other wants to push reset on the US Constitution. Both are running for president in 2016. As Republican and Democrat presidential candidates prepare for December’s debates, pioneering Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan and cybersecurity legend John McAfee met for the first time this week for their own debate, over several large drinks in a motel bar.
Istvan, who is currently touring the US aboard a coffin-shaped campaign bus, and McAfee both have technology at the core of their campaign policies, but in terms of specific policy this is where the similarities end.
“I can’t think of a more horrific concept than immortality,” McAfee told Istvan soon after meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. “It is anti-evolutionary. We need to die and die young preferably; dying is the most beautiful of all things. I’d get behind a platform where you kill everyone at 30. I would fight you tooth and nail to stop you making people live forever.”
