Better Than Well

The World Transhumanist Association is an international nonprofit membership organization which advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. We support the development of and access to new technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better bodies and better lives. In other words, we want people to be better than well.

Recent WTA News Candidates for the open 2008 WTA Board of Directors seat (Apr 3, 2008) Jani Moliis Ben Goertzel Site and Mailing List Outage Executive Summary of the 2007 WTA Member Survey 2008 WTA Board Elections Candidates for the 2008-2010 WTA Board of Directors seats Recent H+ News New Blood Test for Down Syndrome Pediatrics Goes Online with AAP and Unbound How Stress Affects Thinking Tryton Side Branch Stent Launches in Europe The 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Viral Discoveries Wireless at Fiber Speeds Brilliantly bright light source is one step closer to reality, says scientist ChonDux Aids in Operative Cartilage Repair Ex-Votos Exhibition at NLM Ig Nobel Prizes Highlight Excellence in Improbable Research

Upcoming Events [March 12] Dr. Gavrilov on Longevity - Chicago [May 23] Boston Museum of Science forum on Nanomedicine News from the Edge Hear Godhead's New Album For Free! - FEARnet.com Giulio Presents Nano to the EuroScience Community - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Do Protestant Terrorist Robots Have Souls? - io9 Zombies, Posthumans, Voids, and Monsters for Your October Bookshelf - io9 Calculating Character - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Are Bibles 'giants' set for return? - WorldNetDaily Editor's Note - Reason Online Interview: Transfixing poet Andrei Codrescu - Twin Cities Planet My Telomeres Are Getting Shorter - RedOrbit A Gorgeous Argument for Ignorance - Chicago Reader