transhumanists
Technology-merged humanity supporters
Transhumanists are people who advocate for using technology to enhance human capabilities beyond natural biological limits.
The movement embraces genetic engineering, brain-computer interfaces, life extension, and other technologies that might transcend current human limitations: Transhumanists believe we should take control of our own evolution.
The term can be neutral or dismissive depending on the speaker.
Surgically embedded devices
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- enhancementIncrease in quality
biohacking · nanobots · upgrading · cochlear implants · body modification · performance enhancement
Communication and control science
- brain-computer interfaceSystem connecting mind to machine
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
- life extensionProlonging human lifespan artificially
genetic engineering · synthetic biology · mind uploading · artificial intelligence · biotechnology · biohacking · CRISPR · neuroprosthetics
Philosophy questioning anthropocentric boundaries
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- singularityPoint where values explode
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
personhood · consciousness · sapience · existential risk · anthropocentrism · utilitarianism · identity · self-determination
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- post-scarcityEconomy without resource limits
- space colonizationSettling beyond Earth
- terraformingModifying worlds for habitability
digital immortality · existential risk · Dyson sphere · megastructures · asteroid mining · interstellar travel · simulation hypothesis
DIY biology practitioners
- grindersSubs or abrasive machines
- rationalistsAdvocates of reasoned thinking
- futuristsPredictors of coming developments
- immortalistsThose seeking eternal existence
implants
Surgically embedded devices
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- bionicsNature-inspired technology design
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
enhancement · biohacking · nanobots · upgrading · cochlear implants · body modification · performance enhancement
cybernetics
Communication and control science
- brain-computer interfaceSystem connecting mind to machine
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
life extension · genetic engineering · synthetic biology · mind uploading · artificial intelligence · biotechnology · biohacking · CRISPR · neuroprosthetics · cognitive enhancement
posthumanism
Philosophy questioning anthropocentric boundaries
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- singularityPoint where values explode
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
autonomy · personhood · consciousness · sapience · existential risk · anthropocentrism · utilitarianism · identity · self-determination · bodily autonomy
singularity
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- post-scarcityEconomy without resource limits
- space colonizationSettling beyond Earth
terraforming · digital immortality · existential risk · Dyson sphere · megastructures · asteroid mining · interstellar travel · simulation hypothesis
biohackers
DIY biology practitioners
- grindersSubs or abrasive machines
- rationalistsAdvocates of reasoned thinking
- futuristsPredictors of coming developments
- Futurists
- Biohackingbiofeedback, biosensor, body modification, cognitive enhancement, grinder
- techiesgeeks, nerds, techies, coders, programmers
transhumanistsLuddites
Anti-technology movement members
technophobes · neo-Luddites · primitivists · Ted Kaczynski · naturalists
transhumanistsprimitivists
Advocates for pre-industrial ways