Transhumanism is an international movement that advocates the use of science and technology to overcome the "natural" limitations experienced by humanity through such developments as: 
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<li>the Singularity--the creation of machine intelligences that exceed the capacities of our biological brains</li>
<li>the ability to replicate individual minds and put them into solid-state bodies or virtual environments</li>
<li>individual control over mental and emotional states for enhancing functionalities and/or ecstasies</li>
</ul>
Some of this is happening now. Some of it is still in the minds of dreamers.
In nearly ninety A-Z entries, Transcendence provides a multilayered look at the accelerating advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, genomics, information technology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, space exploration, synthetic biology, robotics, and virtual worlds that are making transhumanism a reality. Entries range from Cloning and Cyborg Feminism to Designer Babies and Memory-Editing Drugs. In addition, the book notes historical predecessors and personalities, both in mythology and history--ranging from Timothy Leary to Michael Jackson to Ray Kurzweil. It also introduces the culture around Transhumanism, covering all the geeky obsessions of the Transhumanist movement.

Transcendence: The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularity

Cornell, Jay

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