Mormon Transhumanist Association

Thursday, July 26, 2007 - Posts

• TransVision Thursday Keynote Presentation (Ray Kurzweil) Notes

  Ray Kurzweil mentioned that he usually has to explain accelerating change. This group is different. Why do some people get it quick, and why do some resist? It might be attacking their coping mechanisms. Some rationalize death. A key implication of technology Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:29 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 0 Comments

• TransVision Thursday Keynote Presentation (William Shatner) Notes

  William Shatner began with the star trek intro about "space, the final frontier." He spoke about the importance of innovation and imagination. Keep exploring. The wta is very trek-like. It holds that we cannot only survive, but thrive. The refusal to Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:27 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 0 Comments

• TransVision Thursday Afternoon Session II Notes

  Natasha Vita-More spoke on the future of the human body. The posthuman . . . Is it disembodied, a cyborg, an aggregate of such things? The impending future human is the posthuman. There are commonalities to major visions of the future human. Architecture Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:29 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 0 Comments

• TransVision Thursday Afternoon Session I Notes

  Giorgio Gaviraghi spoke on the eva project. Mothership eva is a space settlement. Main obstacles are high costs, long times government regulation and poor public perception. There are various strategies for reaching space. A space settlement is a needed Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:27 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 0 Comments

• TransVision Thursday Morning Session II Notes

  Peter Diamandis spoke on getting off earth. In the early days of space exploration, there were no regulations or old engineers to say what could not be done. The laws of physics are what we know today, and we're just at the beginning of a technological Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:26 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 1 Comments

• TransVision Thursday Morning Session I Notes

  Max More spoke on evidenced-based Transhumanism. There is not much evidenced-based business. Medicine is getting better, but Transhumanism is overly focused on best practices rather than evidences. Not all groups place value on evidences. Some are non-critical. Read More posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:24 AM by Lincoln Cannon | 0 Comments