Transhumanism is a movement that supports using science and technology to upgrade or redesign the human body. What was once restricted to the realms of science fiction is now a fact of life.



Background and current research
* Better Humans
* Extropy Institute
* Foresight Institute
* Human-Evolution.org
* The Immortality Institute
* The Journal of Evolution and Technology
* Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
* Synaptic Buddhism / Xenodharma

Essays and Programs
Which parts of the human body could you design better?

BBC Radio has a nine-part "Redesigning the Human Body" series in their archives, hosted by Len Fisher.

Popular Mechanics: The Upgradeable You

Human Body Version 2.0 by Ray Kurzweil (His site is a treasure trove of essays on the topic.) Also: Bootstrapping our way to an ageless future by Aubrey de Grey

Australian artist Stelarc's perspective

There's even a Mormon Transhumanist organization.

Reason Magazine: Transhumanism: The Most Dangerous Idea?