Scott Badger wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko <sasha1@netcom.com>
> >Would you suggest a list of topics that need to be covered?
> >
> >It doesn't seem necessary that each of the papers is written or
> >delivered by an established faculty or celebrity. Some of the
> >material touched by them will transfer the legitimacy and PR to others.
> >
> >Should we try to figure out what a[n online?] >H course may look like,
> >and what exactly is needed to make it happen?
> >
> Here's a few fairly obvious and not well thought out suggestions.
>
> Introduction to Transhumanism
> 1. Philosophical and Historical Foundations
> 2. Transhumanistic and Extropian Principles
>
> Transhumanism II
> 1. A more focused exploration of Transhumanism and Extropy
>
> Seminar: Nanotechnology
> 1. Drexler's books
> 2. Recent Nanotech Advances
>
> Seminar: Applied Life Extension Studies
> 1. Strategic Nutrition
> 2. Strategic Exercise
> 3. Recent Biomedical Advances
>
> Seminar: Issues in Cryonics
> 1. The History of Cryonics - Ettinger et al.
> 2. Technological Hurdles and Advances
> 3. Questions and Concerns
> 4. Halperin's book
Seminar: Expansion into Space
Seminar: Network Integration / Advanced Concepts in Computer Science
> Transhumanist Art
>
> Seminar: The Singularity
> 1. Vinge's Original Concept
> 2. Uploading
> 3. Artificial Inelligence
> 4. Post-Human Implications
5. Living on the Event Horizon
>
>
> Selected Readings in Extropian Science Fiction
> 1. Egan
> 2. Vinge
> 3. Heinlein
> 4. Brin
>
> Economic Aspects of Transhumanism
>
> Political Aspects of Transhumanism
>
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>
> I know I would have taken some of these as electives
> in college. Of course I was on the 6 year baccalaureate
> plan. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott