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Singularitarianism: What Happens When Intelligence Surpasses Humanity?

September 20, 2010

My illustration entitled: "The Sovereignty Beacon" — A bright human-rights beacon shines through a storm of algorithms, guiding advanced intelligence toward human dignity. The defining question of the ...

Extropianism: The Optimistic Frontier of Transhumanism

March 3, 2010

Opinion, Visual Arts

Transhumanism, as a broad philosophical and cultural movement, advocates for the ethical use of technology to enhance the human condition. Within this diverse spectrum of ideas lies Extropianism, a subset, a ...

Transhumanism: Quenching the Thirst to Become Superhuman

September 18, 2009

Opinion, Visual Arts

In my illustration of Transhumanism, I sketched a half-human half-robot being, which could also possibly be a full robot masked as a human, or a human, enhanced with robotics. The art concept is inspired by...

Postgenderism: Can Technology Free Humanity From Biological Gender?

March 28, 2008

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "Freedom From the Blueprint" — A female figure, in flowing short dress, steps beyond a glowing genetic diagram and toward a horizon of limitless shapes. Technology has begun t...

Permission Asymmetry: When Institutions Hold More Economic Choice Than Individuals

August 18, 2007

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Fine-Print City" — A city’s streets are formed from dense contracts, with corporations moving freely while people navigate restrictive clauses. Economic freedom weakens w...

Abolitionism in Transhumanism: Ending Involuntary Suffering

June 6, 2007

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration of two neuroscientists researching how humans experience pain within the cerebral cortex. Following on from the previous article on the Hedonistic Imperative, which explored Da...

The Hedonistic Imperative: A Vision for the Future of Sentience

April 20, 2007

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration of the human brain split in half, one side filled with chaotic pain imagery and the other side with colorful gradients of bliss, symbolizing the transition from Darwinian suffering ...

Economic Liberty Beyond Legal Rights: The Difference Between Permission and Power

August 18, 2006

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Invisible Wall" — A person walks freely through a city but is stopped by transparent walls labelled by debt, dependency, and lack of access. A person may be legally free ...

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