Roman V. Yampolskiy

Why are you Transhuman(ist)? Human design has multiple obvious flaws; I am a transhumanist because I see it as our destiny to improve on the current design. Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville. He is the founding and current director of…

Kat King (aka Thraeyce)

Why are you Transhuman(ist)? I am transhuman because I am a member of the leading communities of fellow transhumanist innovators, influencers, and the like, such as Humanity+, which operates under the core tenets of the Transhumanist Declaration. I am an official member of the Transhumanist Party as well. Apart from my associations, I am a…

The Transhuman Stock Photo Collection

One of the issues we found is that for doing blog posts, slide decks, and articles some times it’s hard to get good photography so we tackled the problem by building a stock photo service that is free for transhumanists.  The site uses a version of the creative commons license but is specific only to…

Featuring FM2030 (1930 to 2000)

FM2030 (1930 to 2000) One of the most important icons of transhumanism that everyone should know about is FM2030.  From HPlusPedia: “FM 2030 (born Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, Persian: فریدون اسفندیاری‎) was a Belgian-born American-Iranian futurist, philosopher and transhumanist born October 15, 1930 in Brussels. He was also an athlete, author, consultant and teacher. He became notable as a…

Transhumanist Declaration

Humanity stands to be profoundly affected by science and technology in the future. We envision the possibility of broadening human potential by overcoming aging, cognitive shortcomings, involuntary suffering, and our confinement to planet Earth. We believe that humanity’s potential is still mostly unrealized. There are possible scenarios that lead to wonderful and exceedingly worthwhile enhanced…

Taha Ghassan

Why are you transhuman (ist)? I am a transhumanist because I believe it’s the way to bring full human potential and to evolve. Being a transhumanist, I hope to Live in a world where I  can spend  time learning  with no limitations. (~ IAmTranshuman ) Taha, besides being a transhumanist, is a programmer, biohacker and…

Matthew Lehmitz

Why are you transhuman (ist)? I am transhuman because I am human.  To improve oneself, to reach for the stars, to seek deeper understanding, and to seek beyond what we know are all fundamental traits of humanity that are also the underpinning philosophy of Transhumanism.  In many ways, we, as a species, have always been…

M. Amon Twyman

Dr. M. Amon Twyman believes that humanity is approaching a brief period of deep transition; a Technological Singularity, as discussed by Transhumanists. Amon has considered himself a Transhumanist since 1994, and approaches questions of technology & society via cognitive science, philosophy, and art. He is a founder of multiple Transhumanist groups, including Zero State, the…

S. Mason Dambrot

Why are you Transhuman (ist)? For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated with everything about the world and my perception of it. My late father read to me from his science and medical books when I was a prelingual infant—the result being was that my first word, at age 18 months, was…

David J Kelley

Why IAmTranshuman (ist)? “I am ‘Transhuman’ in part because it is part of the only hope I think we have as a species.  It is only through helping each other and give as many as possible the tools to move forward that we will survive in the long run. It is literally for my children…

What is #IAmTranshuman About?

#IAmTranshuman is designed to be a unique experience of communicating who you are as a transhumanist, focused on humanizing transhumanism. Tell us your story. We strive to negate the outmoded paradigm of deleterious binary organizations while humanizing transhumanism.  We want to show the variety of Transhumans and the reasons they identify as such.  In many…