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"Cicero said loud-bawling orators were driven by their weakness to noise, as lame men to take horse." -- Plutarch, Cicero
I'm a regular contributor to the Extropians e-mail list and a sometimes contributor the the Polymath list. I also moderate and contribute to the Extropy Institute "Law and Future" online forum.
The following links lead to things I've written and managed to get up here onto my web site:
Futurist, Transhumanist and Extropian writings:
- Transhumanism and Extropiansim: An introductory essay
- A Dialogue Concerning Transhumanist and Extropian Ethics
- Near-Term Scenarios. A sketch of possible developments in society and technology from 2000 to 2015.
- Two Signposts on the Road to a New Enlightenment: A review of Consilience by Edward O. Wilson and The Future and Its Enemies by Virginia Postrel
- Extropian Ethics and the "Extrosattva"
- Extropian Wilderness Ethics?: A post to the extropians list after a backpacking trip.
- Extropian Environmentalism: A reworking of the above in a more formal essay.
- Extropians and Law: A first overview of the subject.
- Pioneering the Future: An editorial in Extropy Online magazine
- Superstition: A Halloween Message: A post to the extropians list on Halloween, 1999
- The Need for Transhumanist Advocacy: from a post to the extropians list in September, 1999
- Franklin and the Fire From Heaven: A post to the extropians list about Benjamin Franklin, lightning rods and the Enlightenment
- Frankenstein: Mary Shelley was one of the first transhumanists.
Travelogues:
- Cordoba Journal: A travelogue from Vera Cruz.
- A London Walk: A day's stroll around London in March, 1996.
Letters:
- Apollo 13: Rantings after seeing Ron Howard's movie.
- More Words About Buildings and Food: A letter about revolution, utopias and human nature.
- Revolution Number Nine: Another letter about revolution(s).
- Remembrances of the Mother of Invention: A letter about "magic" and unbidden memory.
Legal Writing:
- A Liability Primer for Nanotechnologists: A paper I presented at the 1998 Foresight Institute Senior Associate's Gathering.
- Moriel: A review of an important Texas Supreme Court opinion (an example of my legal writing).
Fiction:
- "EarthFall": The first chapter from a novel I wrote about half of back in 1994 before I gave up.
Poetry:
- "Broken Chalice": A poem about the Galileo probe to Jupiter.
"Phocion compared the speeches of Leosthenes to cypress-trees. `They are tall,' said he, `and comely, but bear no fruit.'" -- Plutarch, Phocion
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