U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon

U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon

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The United States Transhumanist Party’s Enlightenment Salons are 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 which enable the exploration of ideas about humankind’s future in unprecedented ways.

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U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon
  • Futuristic Neoclassical Music – Virtual Concert I - 12.25.22

    Episode 1

    On Sunday, December 25, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch this virtual concert featuring Futuristic Neoclassical Music composed by Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, and digitally remastered by Jason Geringer, USTP Legislative Director, to give each piece a cri...

  • The Ethics and Implications of Indefinite Life Extension - 12.18.22

    Episode 2

    On Sunday, December 18, 2022, watch this stream of classic presentations by Gennady Stolyarov II from 2011-2013 on the ethics of pursuing indefinite life extension, the forms this pursuit may take, and the implications of this pursuit for the future of human beings and their outlooks on life and ...

  • Tom Ross and Zack Kopp - 12.11.22

    Episode 3

    On Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Tom Ross and Zack Kopp to discuss their thoughts on how humans need to reframe their relationship with artificial intelligence. This Virtual Enlightenment Salon offers a preview of the major topics tha...

  • Steele Archer - 12.04.22

    Episode 4

    On Sunday, December 4, 2022, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Steele Archer to announce his return to public speaking and his future plans for creating a show that will carry on the vibrant transhumanist online discourse of previous years. We will reflect upon Steele’s previous prolific activ...

  • Zack Varkaris - 11.27.22

    Episode 5

    On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Zack Varkaris to discuss his thoughts on how emerging advances in biotechnology can improve human quality of life and prolong youthfulness and vitality. The conversation will address the possibility of...

  • Mike Elias - 11.20.22

    Episode 6

    On Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Mike Elias to discuss decentralized approaches to validating the credibility of ideas and sources online.

    Mike Elias is the founder of Ideamarket, a platform that lets you make money arguing on the i...

  • Effects of Indefinite Life Extension - 11.13.22

    Episode 7

    In this compilation of classic transhumanist presentations from the 2010s, streamed as the U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon of November 13, 2022, Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II outlines a framework for thinking about various aspects of humankind’s future as a result of the atta...

  • Dudley Lamming & Adam Konopka - 11.06.22

    Episode 8

    On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Dudley Lamming, PhD, and Adam Konopka, PhD, MS, to discuss their research into aging and its amelioration and the impact of their work on the promotion of human longevity, health, and fitness and the pr...

  • Eric Hennigan - 10.23.22

    Episode 9

    On Sunday, October 23, 2022, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Eric Hennigan to present on historical anti-aging approaches that ultimately did not reach their intended goal. What can we learn from these failed attempts to solve the most significant problem facing us all? How can we be more su...

  • Jason Mallory - 10.16.22

    Episode 10

    On Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites futurist Jason Mallory to discuss his thoughts on future innovations in healthcare, automation, and political reforms. He will speak about his 2012 book “Proxy - When Robots Work Better” and his concept...

  • Simon Waslander - 10.09.22

    Episode 11

    On Sunday, October 9, 2022, watch the U.S. Transhumanist Party’s conversation with Simon Waslander, who provided a presentation on Next-Generation Social Welfare approaches utilizing emerging technologies such as 3D printing, wearable healthcare devices that improve patient outcomes, agricultural...

  • Sophie Jones - 10.02.22

    Episode 12

    On October 2, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch the conversation with Sophie Jones, MBA, by U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, where they discuss everyday creative technological applications of transhumanist ideas (including some of Sophie’s own innovations – such as a...

  • Daniel Twedt - 09.25.22

    Episode 13

    On Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Daniel Twedt to discuss his campaign for City Council in Thousand Oaks, California. Mr. Twedt is a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party who is running again for this office in 2022, as he did in 202...

  • Report from Longevity Summit Dublin – Day 1 - 09.18.22

    Episode 14

    On Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, 9 p.m. in Ireland and the United Kingdom, the U.S. Transhumanist Party presents a special report and discussion that will take place after Day 1 of the Longevity Summit Dublin, an event which is co-hosted by Dr. Aubrey de Grey and Martin...

  • The Fourth and Fifth Transhumanist Party Enlightenment Salons – Highlights

    Episode 15

    Step back in time to the early Enlightenment Salons of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, originally hosted in person by Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II. This stream combines the majority of the Fourth and Fifth Enlightenment Salons from 2018, discussing subjects such as how to advance transhumanism, te...

  • Mati Roy - 09.04.22

    Episode 16

    On Sunday, September 4, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Mati Roy to discuss his thoughts on the future of cryonics and cultivating a long-termist mindset with regard to the approaches for extending one’s life. The conversation will...

  • Jules Hamilton - 08.28.22

    Episode 17

    On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Jules Hamilton to discuss his thoughts on life-extension advocacy, liberty, culture, current events, and the “Break the Rules” show that Jules co-founded with Lev Polyakov.

    Ju...

  • "Break the Rules” - Discussion on Artificial Intelligence - Part 2

    Episode 18

    On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, watch this special joint stream on artificial intelligence and transhumanism, originally part of a July 1, 2022, episode on the “Break the Rules” (BTR) show, and featuring U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II, Director of ...

  • James Strole – Pursuing Immortality - 08.14.22

    Episode 19

    On Sunday, August 14, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites James Strole, the Executive Director of the Coalition for Radical Life Extension and organizer of the RAAD Festival (RAADfest) for a conversation about how one can find the inner strength to support radi...

  • CureDAO: Lukas Vogel, Andreas Melhede, Mike P. Sinn

    Episode 20

    On Sunday, August 7, 2022, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Lukas Sebastian Vogel, Andreas Melhede, and Mike P. Sinn of CureDAO to discuss this new open-source platform to discover how millions of factors like foods, drugs, and supplements affect human health. The last 10 years have seen an e...

  • Fred Zhang of LongevityDAO – July 31, 2022

    Episode 21

    On Sunday, July 31, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Fred Zhang, the founder of LongevityDAO, to discuss his and his team’s efforts in promoting organizations focused on longevity and transhumanism.

    LongevityDAO is a new decentr...

  • The First 3 Transhumanist Party Enlightenment Salons – Highlights

    Episode 22

    Step back in time to the early Enlightenment Salons of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, originally hosted in person by Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II. This stream combines the majority of the first three Enlightenment Salons, discussing subjects such as prosthetics, brain-computer interfaces, life ex...

  • World Talent Economy Forum Debates: AI and Space Colonization

    Episode 23

    On Sunday, July 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party presents this special Virtual Enlightenment Salon as a collaboration with the World Talent Economy Forum, whose host, Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana, moderated two special debates in the Asian Parliamentary format on art...

  • Debate: Should US/NATO Support Immediate Negotiated Peace in Ukraine?

    Episode 24

    On Sunday, July 10, 2022, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party presents a debate on how to best resolve the ongoing war in Ukraine.

    The key question to be debated will be “Should the United States and NATO support an immediate negotiated peace settlement in Ukraine (even if...