Genetically Enhance Humanity or Face Extinction
Human biology and psychology are unfit for the kind of society we live in and we must either alter our political institutions, severely restrain our technology or change our nature. Or face annihilation by our own design.
Extreme Simulation Scenarios [UKH+]
Thinking about the promise, risk, and plausibility of AI and VR
A Musical Tribute to Sagan and Hawking
A musical tribute to two great men of science. Carl Sagan and his cosmologist companion Stephen Hawking present: A Glorious Dawn – Cosmos remixed. Almost all samples and footage taken from Carl Sagan. Also see Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot: EARTH: The Pale Blue Dot from Michael Marantz on Vimeo.
A short introduction to transhumanism
Combating bioLuddite memes on YouTube.
The Singularity Film from Doug Wolen
This feature length documentary will include interviews with Humanity+’s James Hughes, Jonas Lamis, Ben Goertzel, and Nick Bostrom, as well as dozens of others from both inside and outside the S^ and H+ community. Coming December 2009.