Doctor Tandy's First Guide to Life Extension and TranshumanityDr. Tandy and nine additional contributors introduce the reader to the world of the twentyfirst century and beyond. Topics include: Dietary Supplements And Your Health Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, And Health Extension Transhumanism, Transmortality, And The Singularity O'Neill Space Settlements Futurists As Wishful Dreamers Cryonic Hibernation And Personal Identity The Scientific Quest For A Universal Resurrection Of All Dead Persons Books Related To Life Extension And Transhumanity Websites Related To Life Extension And Transhumanity World War 3, The September 2001 Terrorist Attacks, And Our Responsibilities To Transhumanity |
Contents
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NANOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE EXTENSION | 75 |
RESPIROCYTES AND THEIR USES | 95 |
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME | 127 |
TRANSHUMANISM IN PERSPECTIVE | 141 |
DREAMS OF AUTARKY | 157 |
IMMORTALITY MORTALITY AND WAIT | 171 |
IDENTITY PEGGED TO THE OBSERVER | 181 |
GOD RELIGION AND THE SCIENTIFIC | 203 |
IMMORTALIST LITERATURE | 225 |
BOOKS RELATED TO LIFE EXTENSION | 245 |
WEBSITES RELATED TO LIFE EXTENSION | 261 |
THE END OF THE WORLD AS | 279 |
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Doctor Tandy's First Guide to Life Extension and Transhumanity Charles Tandy No preview available - 2001 |
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