Transhumanist Party Enlightenment Salon
Intended to bring leading thinkers in areas such as longevity, transhumanism, futurism, artificial intelligence, politics, philosophy, art, and culture – making connections among disciplines to facilitate breakthroughs in understanding and a more rational, advanced, and informed society. In the spirit of the 18th-century Age of Enlightenment, the Enlightenment Salons make possible in-depth, long-form conversations that enable the exploration of ideas about humankind’s future in unprecedented ways.
Episodes
June 2, 2024 • 115 mins
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites musician Charlie Painter for a Virtual Enlightenment Salon on music, philosophy, entrepreneurship, culture, and the connections among them. The conversation will delve into jazz music and the differences between it and classical music – including jazz in terms of attitude, preparation, pedagogy, and listening. Charlie Painter will share insig...
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May 26, 2024 • 112 mins
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch the first public demonstration of the “Death is Wrong” computer game, currently in development and intended to be a classic platformer about pursuing longevity and defeating death. Level 1 of the “Death is Wrong” game is ready to play and will be demonstrated live.
The “Death is Wrong” platformer game is a collaboration between U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Sto...
The “Death is Wrong” platformer game is a collaboration between U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Sto...
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May 19, 2024 • 116 mins
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Jason Hartgrave and Frazier Farrell of Augmentation Limitless, a biohacker collective working on a wide array of projects, including cybernetic implant coatings, biotextiles, bioart, and sensory augmentation. The endeavors of Augmentation Limitless will be discussed, including their upcoming Grindfest 2024 event in Tehachapi, California on May 24-26, 2024.
Visit the Augm...
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May 12, 2024 • 114 mins
On Sunday, May 12, 2024, the U.S. Transhumanist Party presents a live demonstration of the most recent version of LEV: The Game – a project that the USTP has undertaken to revive and redesign a computer game where the aim is for one’s character to overcome biological aging and reach longevity escape velocity.
Build 0.6 of LEV: The Game will be demonstrated by USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, who designed the game mechanics. The ...
Build 0.6 of LEV: The Game will be demonstrated by USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, who designed the game mechanics. The ...
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May 5, 2024 • 115 mins
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites author Ben Murnane to discuss the key ideas explored in his books “Transhuman Citizen: Zoltan Istvan’s Hunt for Immortality”, “Ayn Rand and the Posthuman: The Mind-Made Future”, and “Two in a Million”.
Ben Murnane is a writer and editor. He has been writing about travel, technology, culture, politics, and life’s opportunities for two decades....
Ben Murnane is a writer and editor. He has been writing about travel, technology, culture, politics, and life’s opportunities for two decades....
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April 28, 2024 • 116 mins
U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Felix Werth, Chairman of the German Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research (Partei für schulmedizinische Verjüngungsforschung), to discuss his party’s campaign for the European Parliament election, which will be held on June 9, 2024.
Visit the website of the Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research: https://verjuengungsforschung.de/about_us
Visit the YouTube channel of the Party for Biomedical...
Visit the website of the Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research: https://verjuengungsforschung.de/about_us
Visit the YouTube channel of the Party for Biomedical...
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April 21, 2024 • 115 mins
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites futurist and rocket engineer Mike DiVerde to discuss his outlook on some of the hazards of space travel – such as galactic cosmic radiation – and possible paths forward that would acknowledge and work around these hazards.
Mike DiVerde is the CEO of the Washington State Transhumanist Party. He seeks to transcend human limitations by overcom...
Mike DiVerde is the CEO of the Washington State Transhumanist Party. He seeks to transcend human limitations by overcom...
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April 14, 2024 • 114 mins
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s conversation with Dr. Avinash Singh on the subject of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and both the current state and the future prospects for this area of technology – including dream recording, neuroadaptive applications, and sensory augmentation. U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, along with Art Ramon Garcia (Director...
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April 7, 2024 • 110 mins
On Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch the special Longevity Fireside Chat, where U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II interviews Mark Hamalainen of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship and Anastasia Egorova of Open Longevity from their Longevity Lodge in Kingsbury, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The wide-ranging and candid conversation addresses how to draw talent to the longevity field, challenges and bot...
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March 31, 2024 • 113 mins
On Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, watch this stream of the interview with U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II by Daniel D. Tadesse, host of the Daniel Demissie Podcast. This interview delves into many aspects of Chairman Stolyarov’s background and early influences, as well as some of the endeavors of the USTP.
Many of Mr. Stolyarov’s writings – including “Death is Wrong”, “Eden against the Coloss...
Many of Mr. Stolyarov’s writings – including “Death is Wrong”, “Eden against the Coloss...
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March 24, 2024 • 114 mins
On Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites its Director of Scholarship, Dr. Dan Elton, to provide an overview of key discussions at the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (A4LI) 2024 D.C. Fly-In Event, which he attended on March 20-21, 2024.
The A4LI Fly-In included a longevity industry discussion with ARPA-H, the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, and a Longevity In...
The A4LI Fly-In included a longevity industry discussion with ARPA-H, the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, and a Longevity In...
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March 17, 2024 • 114 mins
On Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch this compilation stream of classic videos by Gennady Stolyarov II, explaining how he came to oppose all war, how war is the enemy of human progress, and what a more sensible foreign policy of peace and non-interventionism would look like.
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March 10, 2024 • 113 mins
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party will stream its Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Dr. Ilia Stambler, focusing on his new two-part article, “Reductionism and Holism in the History of Aging and Longevity Research: Does the Whole Have Parts?” The conversation also delves into Dr. Stambler’s other recent longevity activism endeavors and thoughts on the current state of longevity advoc...
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March 3, 2024 • 116 mins
On Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Dan Elton, our USTP Director of Scholarship, to present on the events at the Beneficial AGI Summit in Panama City, organized by SingularityNET, which he attended from February 27 through March 1, 2024.
Find out more about the Beneficial AGI Summit at https://bgi24.ai/.
Watch the livestream of Day 1 of the Beneficial AGI Summit –https://www.y...
Find out more about the Beneficial AGI Summit at https://bgi24.ai/.
Watch the livestream of Day 1 of the Beneficial AGI Summit –https://www.y...
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February 25, 2024 • 113 mins
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, watch this compilation stream of classic videos by Gennady Stolyarov II from 2008, where he provides a systematic, rational overview of what atheism is and is not, common myths about atheism, why many people choose atheism, and some of the implications of atheism for society and morality. Mr. Stolyarov posits some frameworks which would enable atheists and religious people to co...
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February 18, 2024 • 113 mins
On Sunday, February 18, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch this stream of campaign videos and discussion by Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate, on his Earthling and Artisanal Intelligence Initiatives – two of the three major initiatives of his campaign.
These discussions were originally hosted on August 8 and 15, 2023, by Dr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana of the World Talent Economy Forum, the...
These discussions were originally hosted on August 8 and 15, 2023, by Dr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana of the World Talent Economy Forum, the...
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February 11, 2024 • 110 mins
On Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch this stream of the classic first interview between Steele Archer, host of the Debt Nation show, and Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party.
On July 1, 2019, Chairman Stolyarov was invited to a wide-ranging discussion with Steele Archer on his Debt Nation show, addressing a broad array of emerging technologies, the aspirations of transhumanism, ...
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February 4, 2024 • 115 mins
U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Sandy Martin, founder of the Biohacker Expo, which will happen in Miami on February 23-25, 2024, to discuss the forthcoming Expo’s highlights, as well as her thoughts about biohacking more generally, including the activities aimed at healthy longevity that she finds most interesting and promising in that realm.
Visit the website of the Biohacker Expo: https://biohackerexpo.com/
Read more about Sandy ...
Visit the website of the Biohacker Expo: https://biohackerexpo.com/
Read more about Sandy ...
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January 28, 2024 • 115 mins
On Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites members of the OmniFuturists to discuss their new book, “Future Visions: Approaching the Economic Singularity”, which offers a diverse array of political and economic perspectives in order to address a possible near-future tidal wave of technological unemployment.
The following authors will present regarding their book chapters, their out...
The following authors will present regarding their book chapters, their out...
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January 21, 2024 • 115 mins
U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Amy Baum for a conversation on her dual interests of philosophy and the pursuit of longevity, as well as how they interrelate. From fundamental existential questions to insights that she has gathered in the course of covering the longevity field, this will be a conversation that will connect first principles with present-day developments and future opportunities for humankind.
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