Voting for the interim Board elections will start Aug 13
The start of the voting for the interim Board elections of Humanity+ has been postponed by one week to Aug 13. This means that you have one extra week to renew your membership, send in your nomination (or nominate somebody), and then start and participate in the voting process for the next two weeks. A reminder of some details: – …
Thanks to our outgoing ED
After serving as Executive Director of Humanity+ for 15 months Alex Lightman has recently resigned. During his term, Lightman organized H+ Summits in Irvine, California and at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and participated in negotiating the return of H+ magazine to Humanity+. On behalf of Humanity+, we thank him for his efforts and wish him the best with his …
Volunteers for H+ Magazine
We’re looking for volunteers to help make H+ Magazine even better. Help spread the word about radical technological change. We need: – Social Networkers: Spread the word about H+ magazine and about specific h+ articles, targeting appropriate recipients – Proofreaders & “Proofwatchers”: Proofread articles, before and/or after publication. Keep an eye on the site and let us know when something …
A new publisher for H+ Magazine
The design, launch, and initial management of a new magazine, as with any startup, is the most exciting, but also the most risky period in the life of the project. When H+ Magazine was born, its publisher, Betterhumans,Inc., did a great job creating great design and content — and brought together a community around it. After an initial period, the …
Presidential Commission on Bioethics
We receive the following guest post by Brian Bishop on the issues of synthetic biology: Last week, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues convened a conference to explore the subject of synthetic biology. President Barack Obama, aware of the news from the lab of Craig Venter, requested that his commission study the technical, legal, social and ethical …