Better Than Well

The Humanity Plus (the World Transhumanist Association) is an international nonprofit membership organization which advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. We support the development of and access to new technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better bodies and better lives. In other words, we want people to be better than well.

Recent H+ News Nano Technology Helps Detect Lung Cancer in Breath Nano-Targeting of Prostate Cancer Kurzweil Best AGI Paper 2009 announced New Hospital Computer Monitors from Barco Making an Old Brain Young Design for Cheaper Wind Power Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web Talking Web, memory assistants and solar-powered cell phones headed mainstream, IBM says Fast Food A Potential Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Smart drug implant has batteries included

News from the Edge Religion and Transhumanism pt1 - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies The Slow Diffusing of Transhumanist Ideals - Methuselah Foundation A technological take on faith - Economic Times Convergence08: Opening panel on AI - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies MECHADEMIA 3: LIMITS OF THE HUMAN - Active Anime (press release) Aspergers as Gift - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Black and White and Read All Over - Washington Post Blogs Gossip Lady's otherworldly chat with local sci-fi author - Portsmouth Herald News