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Audio of IEET Programs talk in SL online


Posted: Jul 4, 2006

Dutch transhumanist George Overmeire made a recording of the June 30 2006 presentations by James Hughes (aka James Sleeper in Second Life) (the slides can be downloaded here)and Giulio Prisco (aka Giulio Perhaps in Second Life). He also has put up an outline of Hughes’ presentation on his website on transhumanism


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