Archive for the ‘transhumanism’ category: Page 58
Mar 13, 2019
Bugatti uses SLM Solutions additive manufacturing systems in component production
Posted by James Christian Smith in categories: cyborgs, transhumanism, transportation
Sports car maker Bugatti (Molsheim, France) used SLM Solutions’ (Lübeck, Germany) metal additive manufacturing technology to produce automotive components. The components were manufactured in the aerospace alloy Ti6Al4V in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies (Fraunhofer IAPT; Hamburg, Germany) and Bionic Production (Lüneburg, Germany) on a SLM 500 selective laser melting system featuring four 400 W lasers.
A caliper test showed that additively produced metal components can cope with extreme strength, stiffness, and temperature requirements at speeds of over 375 km/h with a braking force of 1.35 g and brake disc temperatures up to 1100°C, says Frank Götzke, Head of New Technologies at Bugatti. The test also showed that a tensile strength of 1250 N/mm and a material density over 99.7% was achieved.
Mar 11, 2019
MetaFly is that flying robotic insect you’ve been looking for
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, transhumanism
Five years ago, French aeronautical engineer Edwin Van Ruymbeke successfully crowdfunded his Bionic Bird – it’s a remote-control model that flies by flapping its wings, just like a real bird. Now he’s back, with the insect-inspired MetaFly.
Mar 11, 2019
Transhumanism, the Lazy Way to Human ‘Improvement’
Posted by Caycee Dee Neely in categories: biological, cyborgs, ethics, internet, robotics/AI, transhumanism
Well, Wesley J Smith just did another hit piece against Transhumanism. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/transhumanism-the-lazy…provement/
It’s full of his usual horrible attempts to justify his intelligent design roots while trying to tell people he doesn’t have any religious reasons for it. But, then again, what can you expect from something from the National Review.
Sometimes you have to laugh. In “Transhumanism and the Death of Human Exceptionalism,” published in Aero, Peter Clarke quotes criticism I leveled against transhumanism from a piece I wrote entitled, “The Transhumanist Bill of Wrongs” From my piece:
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Mar 10, 2019
Comma.ai founder George Hotz wants to free humanity from the AI simulation
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: robotics/AI, transhumanism
The crowd didn’t much care either way. During the Q&A, an audience member asked Hotz if he would consider partnering with transhumanists — people who believe in humanity’s eventual evolution by way of merging the body and mind with robotics and AI — to found his church. Hotz was rather ambivalent to the idea; perhaps he didn’t think people would take him at his word. But if he does a start a church, the sermon he gave at SXSW yesterday was delivered to a room of would-be believers.
“Jailbreak the simulation”
Mar 9, 2019
#IAmTranshuman — Compilation #1 — U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party
Posted by Mark Larkento in categories: biotech/medical, geopolitics, transhumanism
Leading transhumanists from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives provide concise, powerful statements as to why they are transhuman. The Transhuman Era has arrived; some of us are aware of this already, whereas others are transhuman but do not know it yet. The #IAmTranshuman campaign helps illustrate how emerging technologies and the accompanying shifts in thinking are already transforming everyday life.
This video was compiled and formatted by Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party’s Director of Media Production: http://tomross.com/
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Mar 4, 2019
Dr. Dario Altieri, President, CEO, and Director of the Wistar Institute Cancer Center — Ira Pastor — IdeaXme
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, biotech/medical, chemistry, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, posthumanism, science, transhumanism
Mar 2, 2019
James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 5) – Article
Posted by B.J. Murphy in category: transhumanism
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series by Chogwu Abdul, founder of the Transhumanist Enlightenment Café (TEC), where he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes’ “Problems of Transhumanism.”
In this Final Part, he explores “Belief in Progress vs. Rational Uncertainty.”
Feb 28, 2019
Longevity and Age Reversal
Posted by Cathy Miller in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, transhumanism
Meanwhile, LIVE in Hollywood, FL today.
Brian Manning Delaney will join us with a presentation on “Navigating the Labyrinth of Dietary Restriction Methods.“
Followed with an Age Reversal Update by William Faloon.
Feb 28, 2019
James Hughes’ Problems of Transhumanism: A Review (Part 4) – Article
Posted by B.J. Murphy in categories: ethics, transhumanism
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series by Chogwu Abdul, founder of the Transhumanist Enlightenment Café (TEC), where he explores the thought-provoking intricacies of James Hughes’ “Problems of Transhumanism.”
In this Part, he explores “Moral Universalism vs. Relativism.”