Natasha Vita-More is a media designer and futurist, and a prominent proponent of ethical means for achieving human enhancement. She has spoken worldwide on futurism and art for two decades. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth where she is working on the radical transformations of human life that may come from the convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC). Her work has been featured in Wired, LAWeekly, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Net Business, Teleopolis, and Village Voice, and in more than a dozen documentaries. She is an advisor for non-profit organizations including the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Nanotechnology, Adaptive A.I., and Lifeboat Foundation, and is Vice-Chair of Humanity+.
The first Transhumanist conference in Asia will be H+ @HK
The conference website is http://hk.humanityplus.org
Dates: 3-4th of December
Also in HK on the 2nd is a TedX conference.
Natasha Vita-More is a media designer and futurist, and a prominent proponent of ethical means for achieving human enhancement. She has spoken worldwide on futurism and art for two decades. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth where she is working on the radical transformations of human life that may come from the convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC). Her work has been featured in Wired, LAWeekly, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Net Business, Teleopolis, and Village Voice, and in more than a dozen documentaries. She is an advisor for non-profit organizations including the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Nanotechnology, Adaptive A.I., and Lifeboat Foundation, and is Vice-Chair of Humanity+.
The first Transhumanist conference in Asia will be H+ @HK
The conference website is http://hk.humanityplus.org
Dates: 3-4th of December
Also in HK on the 2nd is a TedX conference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJEsi-C_Tkw