Future :: Smashing Directory

News, articles, and links related to scientific advances in human improvement.

Transhumanist group which advocates using technology to extend healthy life, augment intelligence, optimize psychology, and improve social systems.

The putative future process of copying one's mind from the natural substrate of the brain into an artificial one, manufactured by humans.

Explores possibilities for the "posthuman" future created by increased merging of people and technology via bioengineering, cybernetics, nanotechnologies, and other emerging innovations. Offers an academic journal, e-zine, FAQ, discussion lists, and references.