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 A Bright Light Against Dark Matter: A New Device to Fight Toe Nail Fungus AbsorbaTack 5mm Absorbable Hernia Mesh Fixator Goes to Europe Prosthetics Go Olympic CO2 Corset: When Medicine, Environmentalism, and an Art School Education Collide How Bacteria Grow Their Surface Pili Probing Protein-Membrane Interaction by Single Plasmonic Nanoparticles Urine Runs Through It Instant messaging 'a linguistic renaissance' for teens Are there nuclear reactors at Earth's core? Crystal (eye) ball: Study says visual system equipped with 'future seeing powers'

Upcoming Events [March 12] Dr. Gavrilov on Longevity - Chicago [May 23] Boston Museum of Science forum on Nanomedicine [June 16] Neural Interfaces Conference - Cleveland [July 26] WorldFuture 2008: Seeing the Future Through New Eyes [July 30] International Philosophical Congress - Seoul Jul 30-Aug 5, 2008 News from the Edge Special Report on the Singularity by IEEE Spectrum Yves Rossy Returns! Aubrey de Grey on Colbert Report Aubrey’s TED Talk 2006 Emergence - IEET News for May 15, 2008 San Francisco Transhumanists? Has Science Found a Way to End All Wars? Deus Ex: Invisible War Ending Volunteer to Help Out with Aging 2008! Kristi Scott Bionic Athletes stepping out of the debate and in to action Seasteading Institute Interview w/ Patri Friedman George Dvorsky The Singularity is not what you think