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ger and better Extro² from June 16-18 1995. MIT professor Marvin Minsky, author of The Society of Mind and others, and will speak at Extro². Prof. Minsky has been described as “The father of artificial intelligence”. Last month he surprised many by having a highly extropic and transhumanist paper published in Scientific American. See elsewhere in this issue for an Extro².

We will be fostering the growth of more local discussion groups and international chapters of ExI, and we will continue to develop our network of communication, discussion, and action. We look forward to the continued development of the Extropians cyberculture. As finances allow, ExI will expand the range of tapes, books, and other items for sale; we will build cooperation with other organization for shared goals and make contact with more scientists, technologists, philosophers, and artists to strengthen our network.

As we grow larger we will offer seminars and classes, publish and publicize public policy papers on aspects of technology, start discussion groups in more areas, supplement the general conferences with special-purpose conferences and seminars. Other ways of disseminating extropic ideas include producing extropic teaching materials for schools (e.g., critical thinking, thinking about the wise use of technology), the production of truly extropic TV documentaries, science fiction shows, and big-screen movies portraying the positive possibilities of the future.

We hope you will join us as an active participant in the Extropian movement. (See p.2 for membership information.) Help shape the future!

EXTROPIAN PRINCIPLES v.2.5

(Full version in Extropy #11)

1. Boundless Expansion

Seeking more intelligence, wisdom, and effectiveness, an unlimited lifespan, and the removal of political, cultural, biological, and psychological limits to self-actualization and self-realization. Perpetually overcoming constraints on our progress and possibilities. Expanding into the universe and advancing without end.

2. Self-Transformation

Affirming continual moral, intellectual, and physical self-improvement, through reason and critical thinking, personal responsibility, and experimentation. Seeking biological and neurological augmentation.

3. Dynamic Optimism

Fueling dynamic action with positive expectations. Adopting a rational, action-based optimism, shunning both blind faith and stagnant pessimism.

4. Intelligent Technology

Applying science and technology creatively to transcend “natural” limits imposed by our biological heritage, culture, and environment.

5. Spontaneous Order

Supporting decentralized, voluntaristic social coordination processes. Fostering tolerance, diversity, long-term thinking, personal responsibility, and individual liberty.

B.E.S.T. D.O. I.T. S.O.

EXTRO¹

The First Extropy Institute Conference on Transhumanist Thought, 1994 PROCEEDINGS AND AUDIO TAPES

PROCEEDINGS (approx. 160 pages)

Extropian Principles 2.5

Max More

Mathematical Immortalism: A Progress Report

R. Michael Perry

Pancritical Rationalism: An Extropic Metacontext for Memetic Progress Max More

Why Respect the Law? The Polycentric Justification of Jurisdiction T. O. Morrow

Five Things You Can Do To Fight Entropy Now Romana Machado

SIMNET: A Neural Network Simulator for Modeling Complex Dynamical Systems Simon D. Levy

The Age of Robots Hans Moravec

The Endocrinology of Aging: Can We Prevent Senescence? Christopher B. Heward

Cryonics, Cryptanalysis, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation Ralph C. Merkle

Comet Mining: An Overview Nick Szabo

“Rapture of the Future” Can Be Treated! Klaus! von Future Prime (avatar: Timothy C. May)

Lextropicon Max More

AUDIO TAPES OF EXTRO 1 SESSIONS

Michael Perry: Mathematical Immortalism $10

Max More: Pancritical Rationalism: An Extropic Metacontext for Memetic Progress $11

Tom Morrow: Why Respect the Law? The Polycentric Justification of Jurisdiction $11

Simon! D. Levy: SIMNET: A Neural Network Simulator for Modeling Complex Dynamical Systems + Romana Machado: Five Things You Can Do To Fight Entropy Now $11

Hans Moravec: The Age of Robots $12

Chris Heward: The Endocrinology of Aging: Can We Prevent Senescence? $11

Ralph Merkle: Cryonics, Cryptography, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation $12

Extropian Virtual Community: Past, Present, and Future $10

Prices for audio tapes include postage. ExI members & conference attendees may subtract $1 per tape.

Proceedings: $20 postage included

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