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James Hughes speaks with neurologist and American Neuropsychiatric Association president Richard Restak about neurosociety and his new book The Naked Brain, on essential transhumanist podcast Changesurfer Radio. Click to listen (mp3).

Dr. Hughes has a crowded CV; Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics of Emerging Technology, Health Policy professor at Trinity College, author of Citizen Cyborg, and more. Recently he stepped down as executive director of the World Transhumanist Association, moving into the future following two successful years.

WTA Vice Chair Giulio Prisco is his successor. Prisco established a large transhumanist virtual presence in Second Life, including live webcast of the TransVision06 conference in Helsinki, Finland. (Screenshot below.)





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