Hank Pellissier

Hank Pellissier has served as the IEET’s Managing Director since January 2012, after a year and a half as an IEET Affiliate Scholar.  He’s the author of two e-books,  Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High? - scientific factors that influence intelligence, and Invent Utopia Now: Transhumanist Suggestions for the Pre-Singularity Era. He is currently writing a third e-book, entitled Omniscient: imagining our future god-like brains.

A journalist, Hank was the “Local Intelligence” columnist for the New York Times (San Francisco edition) and a frequent contributor to GreatSchools.org. Past work includes a daily column for Salon.com (“Naked World”), two columns for SfGate.com (“Urban Animal” and “Odd Barkings”), and a monthly column for SF Metropolitan (“Frisco Utopia”), plus numerous features. Hank has been among the most popular writers for the IEET, and has written for the H+ Magazine, the World Future Society, and other publications, occasionally under his nom de plume, “Hank Hyena.”

Hank is the founder/director of two non-profit organizations, the Hyena Comedy Institute - where he trained stand-ups and produced 80+ shows - and The Kids’ Co-op Inc., a non-profit that launched two SF preschools and donated funds, food, and school supplies to ten foreign locales, primarily The Philippines, where seven hectares of agricultural land were purchased to enable a Mangyan tribal village to self-subsist.

Also a performance artist and poet, the SF Chronicle labeled Hank “San Francisco’s performance art bad boy.” His poetry is anthologized in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, he’s been a SF Poetry Slam co-champion, and his performance pieces have toured eleven states and six international countries.  As an events producer, Hank instigated the SF DADA Festival, the SF Buddhist Festival, the Bay Area Muslim Performance Festival, the world’s first Atheist Film Festival, and North Beach Street Utopia.

Hank’s undergraduate degree is in History and he holds a Masters in Humanities/Religious Studies. His hobbies include traveling and exercising with his triathlete wife and two hyperactive daughters, but mostly, he prefers to just research, write, and argue online with readers who dispute his essay’s contentions. He’s available for freelance writing assignments and speaking engagements.

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Books

Invent Utopia Now, Transhumanist Suggestions for the Pre-Singularity Era by Hank Pellissier (2011)

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Articles

"The Ukrainian “Human Barbie Doll” - Valeria Lukyanova - is this the future of cosmetic enhancement?"   Ethical Technology  May 18, 2012

"“The Self” in the Future: Will it be Extinguished, by Neuroscience?"   Ethical Technology  May 16, 2012

"What Would You Do - with the infinite extra years - If You Were Immortal?"   Ethical Technology  May 10, 2012

"“God” is Cruel - we must conquer his “Nature”"   Ethical Technology  May 1, 2012

"100% Honesty, Transparency, Disclosure - is this the “naked future” we want?"   Ethical Technology  Apr 24, 2012

"Vagina Dentata? Techno-Gizmos for the Elimination of Rape"   Hplusmagazine  Apr 17, 2012

"Sixty Years Old - is my future short and messy, or long and glorious?"   Ethical Technology  Apr 9, 2012

"Anne Frank, Risk Assessment, and Israel’s Foreign Policy"   Ethical Technology  Apr 2, 2012

"Shocking Education News!  (April Fool’s Day)"   GreatSchools.org  Apr 2, 2012

"The Moral Brain: Day 3 Morning"   Ethical Technology  Apr 1, 2012

"Brain Scans are Revealing the Neuro-Anatomy of Intelligence"   Ethical Technology  Mar 27, 2012

"Tyrannic Control with Genetic Monsters in The Hunger Games trilogy"   Ethical Technology  Mar 22, 2012

"Nudity Is Healthy for Brains and Bodies"   Ethical Technology  Mar 14, 2012

"Six Brain-Damage Scourges that Cripple IQ in Sub-Saharan Africa"   Ethical Technology  Mar 7, 2012

"Nine Ways In-Vitro Meat Will Change Our Lives"   Hplusmagazine  Mar 1, 2012

"Brain Damage Update:  avoid cholesterol statins, sugar, wheat, and cat feces?"   Ethical Technology  Feb 25, 2012

"“Headhunter” explains why USA high-tech industry is declining"   Ethical Technology  Feb 20, 2012

"“Resuscitative Resurrection” - who gets brought back to life first?"   Ethical Technology  Feb 15, 2012

"I Want a God-Like Brain"   Ethical Technology  Feb 8, 2012

"Seven Ways to Boost Your Brain - the medieval, the modern, and the mammal diving reflex"   Ethical Technology  Feb 2, 2012

"Korean Reunification - would it weaken or superpower the south?"   Ethical Technology  Jan 30, 2012

"New Science: Six Tips for Avoiding Sickness this Winter"   GreatSchools.org  Jan 24, 2012

"Why is the USA slipping behind in Life Expectancy?  Is it Obesity? Health Care? Car Crashes?"   Ethical Technology  Jan 19, 2012

"Nanotechnology Artist - Murray Robertson"   Ethical Technology  Jan 16, 2012

"Brain Damage - 83 ways to stupefy intelligence"   Ethical Technology  Jan 9, 2012

"#2: Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so high?"   Ethical Technology  Dec 30, 2011

"#4: Liberating Egypt from Female Genital Mutilation"   Ethical Technology  Dec 28, 2011

"#6: Sexbots for Women"   Ethical Technology  Dec 26, 2011

"#8: Atheists are the most generous—even without heavenly reward!"   Ethical Technology  Dec 24, 2011

"#9: Ban Baby-Making Unless Parents Are Licensed"   Ethical Technology  Dec 23, 2011

"#10: Feminism’s Social Side Effects"   Ethical Technology  Dec 22, 2011

"#12: Artificial Wombs Will Spawn New Freedoms"   Ethical Technology  Dec 20, 2011

"How will you (probably) decay and die?"   Ethical Technology  Dec 8, 2011

"Interview with Shane Hope, Transhumanist Artist"   Ethical Technology  Dec 1, 2011

"Atheists are the most generous—even without heavenly reward!"   Ethical Technology  Nov 25, 2011

"Divest From Big Banks Now!"   Ethical Technology  Oct 21, 2011

"A Mormon? For President? Who are these people?"   Ethical Technology  Oct 14, 2011

"Pirate Party captures big victory in Berlin, Germany!"   Ethical Technology  Sep 29, 2011

"Will “Smart Drugs” give me a sharp, fresh brain?"   Ethical Technology  Sep 15, 2011

"Why is “Confucian Culture” so wildly successful?"   Ethical Technology  Aug 29, 2011

"Let’s Elevate Global IQ"   Ethical Technology  Aug 22, 2011

"Sexbots for Women"   Ethical Technology  Aug 3, 2011

"Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so high?"   Ethical Technology  Jul 19, 2011

"Egalitarian Planet: Five proposals to elevate society by reducing disparity"   Ethical Technology  May 16, 2011

"This grass is great for the globe!"   Ethical Technology  May 11, 2011

"Tax the Churches and Give the Revenue to Hungry Children"   Ethical Technology  May 6, 2011

"Ban Baby-Making Unless Parents Are Licensed"   Ethical Technology  Apr 20, 2011

"Hey Kids, Don’t Forget to Take My Brain Out of the Freezer"   Ethical Technology  Apr 11, 2011

"Happiness, Freedom, Equality, Rudeness: Welcome to Denmark!"   Ethical Technology  Mar 26, 2011

"Human GPS Microchipping: Embrace it or ban it?"   Ethical Technology  Mar 14, 2011

"Liberating Egypt from Female Genital Mutilation"   Ethical Technology  Feb 25, 2011

"Women-Only Leadership: Would it prevent war?"   Ethical Technology  Feb 15, 2011

"Ova-Fusion and the Elimination of the Male"   Ethical Technology  Feb 2, 2011

"Feminism’s Social Side Effects"   Ethical Technology  Jan 8, 2011

"#14: State-by-State Gay Marriage Acceptance"   Ethical Technology  Dec 18, 2010

"Brazil: Future Farm of the Planet?"   Ethical Technology  Sep 22, 2010

"State-by-State Gay Marriage Acceptance"   Ethical Technology  Sep 14, 2010

"Israel’s Value to TransHumanism"   H+ Magazine  Aug 22, 2010

"The Abolition of Loneliness"   H+ Magazine  Aug 14, 2010