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Secularism, Liberalism, and the Human Future
The attached audio is a complete record of the London Futurists meetup featuring Russell Blackford on Saturday 9th November: To download a copy of this audio file, right click on this link. Russell has kindly made available a copy of the slides … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, liberalism, londonfuturists, politics, Russell Blackford, secularism, Technology
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Technologies for 2025
Which technologies will have the biggest impact on humanity by 2025? The following video considers a set of options, and provides context: Details of a London Futurists Hangout On Air panel discussion which debates the above question A framework of … Continue reading
Anticipating 2025
This page contains summary information about a conference happening over the weekend of 22-23 March 2014, with the theme “Anticipating 2025”: Paths to 2025: visions, nightmares, roadblocks, and plans Transformations in thinking and lifestyle: health, spirituality, organisations, politics, transhumanism, and … Continue reading
Transhumanist declarations
The single defining factor of Transhumanism that separates it from all previous philosophies is the proposed use of technology to transcend what it means to be Human. In other words: it is good to use technology, not only to improve … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolitionism, Declaration, ideas, londonfuturists, Manifesto, Technology, Transhumanism
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Technoprogressives and transhumanists
Futurists vary amongst themselves along several different dimensions. The attached video looks at some of the variables, and describes technoprogressives and transhumanists. The video raises the question: Which kind of futurist are you? Note: the ideas in this video should … Continue reading
The energy of nations
The attached audio is a complete record of the London Futurists meetup featuring Jeremy Leggett on Saturday 5th October: To download a copy of this audio file, right click on this link. Continuing the discussion: You can use the Comments section … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, Energy, irrationality, Jeremy Leggett, londonfuturists, Peak oil, Risks, Solar energy
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Projects to accelerate radical healthy longevity
This video provides background to a London Futurists exploration of ongoing projects to accelerate healthy longevity: The exploration started with a meetup, held as a Google “Hangout On Air” and broadcast live on YouTube, in which four panellists shared news … Continue reading
Information for speakers
The following notes are designed to help speakers and potential speakers prepare for in-person London Futurists meetups. The formal parts of our meetings typically last two hours (e.g. 2pm-4pm on a Saturday afternoon), and are divided up roughly as follows: … Continue reading
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Radical Abundance: How a Revolution In Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization
The attached audio is a complete recording of the London Futurists event Radical Abundance: How a Revolution In Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization, with speaker Professor Eric Drexler. The audio includes: A 17 minute introduction by David Wood, covering London Futurists activities … Continue reading
Biomedical discoveries and the ageless generation
The attached audio is a complete recording of the London Futurists event Biomedical Discoveries and the Ageless Generation, with speaker Alex Zhavoronkov. The audio includes: One hour and 32 minutes of presentation 40 minutes of question and answer. To download a … Continue reading
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