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 The following post is related to Social Futurism (SF) and the Zero State (ZS),  but only reflects the views of the author (Ámon Ásentír, AKA Dr. M.  Amon Twyman). Within the SF/ZS sphere

 Some years ago I gave a talk called “Consciousness and the Transhuman”,  in which I discussed important connections between questions of  neuroscience, advancing cognitive technologies,

 This article is part of a series on Alternate Reality Gaming (ARG),  particularly as it relates to cutting-edge computing technologies.   Previous articles (here and here)  set

 Here at AGI Laboratory we explore the intersection of technology and  society, where AI, VR, and Big Data (among other things) come crashing  into our cultures, social traditions, economies

 A long-time science fiction riff which may be on the verge of becoming reality is the idea of the Copy,  which is to say the digital emulation of a human mind. The viability of  that idea

By Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman, United States Transhumanist Party Transhumanism is a philosophy of lofty aspirations and universally applicable substance. Yet, when articulated at its usual level of

The Foundation has requested that the following survey be posted.  Zero State is taking no opinion on the matter until its members have spoken.  Vote by up-voting and commenting below.  The

 -805.4 / Saturday 6 January 12018 We don't believe in gods... do we? As has been explained elsewhere, ZS is both rational and empirical on the one hand, and also embracing of the power of mythos

There has been a fair amount of discussion lately of the power of games in learning and education and since ZS has decided to run part of itself as an ARG with a goal of stimulating interest for practical

 Metric Media recently published an article called “Burning Houses  & Gaming the Future”, which explored the utility of game logic in  helping people achieve real goals in our increasingly

Now that The Foundation's CES agents have been removed from the equation, it's time to make more effective use of their  resources . . . . Therefore, by my decree, The Foundation’s contest is now

John C. Lilly and a former Math/English teacher walk into a bar deep in conversation. Eliezer Yudkowsky goes absolutely beserk. 2 Steem for the first person who posts where the teacher taught. 1 Steem

2 SBD for the first person who posts the address where this picture was taken

But nothing is secure when you don't delete your e-mails with your original password and never change it . . . .  You should know better, Amon. I would have taken this account for myself but I see

 Catch Foundation Agents at CES 2018 and Win $5,000.00 USD (Las Vegas, NV, USA – Jan 2018)  The Foundation has announced that  there will be two agents on the floor of CES 2018 (The Consumer

Recently there was a post to Transhumanity.net by a group that refers to itself as 'the foundation'. The post, (linked here: ) suggests a game to be played at a conference taking place from the 9th to

The Zero State holds to the Rule of Law, in accord with the Principles of Social Futurism (specifically, Principle 2.4). At the heart of that commitment is the idea that individual liberty must be preserved,

The Little Black Book (so-called in reference to both The Black Book and an earlier Zero State release), from Array Consulting and the re-launched Zero State, is both a stand-alone tale, a brief summary