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Telling individuals how their credit score was calculated does not only provide transparency that might deflect a backlash by rejected consumers. It also makes some consumers subscribe to the credit bureau’s service and work on improving their score. Volunteering detailed information on your last six places of residence, for example, improves your credit score. So I wondered: Would I volunteer my genetic information to improve my credit score?

Today it is not inconceivable to imagine a race of extraterrestrials that, like brilliant computers, go gallivanting about the universe with the same finesse, capacity for self-knowledge, and manners as alligators in a wetland.

Before oblivion, before geology or cosmology; before Minimalism, Pink Floyd, Quantum Physics, Mind Control, Math Rock, Electronic Imaging; before Buddha, even before the cosmic microwave frequency; you only have to pose a single question;

“What was there before the Big Bang?”

Ask that and you’re immediately in trouble.

Ben Goertzel interviews Adam Ford about the upcoming Humanity+ @Melbourne (May 5-6 2012), which will feature Aubrey de Grey, Natasha Vita-More, Stelarc and many more inspiring speakers.

We are seeking articles that provide unique perspectives on Transhumanism. It is important that you are both engaging and scientific. We are not looking for overly opinionated or overly academic articles but articles that manage to blend a healthy dose of both personality and fact. We want your articles to provoke discussion and we also want people to learn from them.

The core belief of transhumanism is that human beings can be biologically and physically improved through radical technologies. Transhumanist meditation means that human intelligence could be augmented by technology either through amplification or through connectivity, allowing humans to transcend physical limits.

With so many talented musical artists taking an interest in Transhumanism, it is now time for us to take a Transmedia approach to H+. Scientists are providing us with the research to advance our species. Now we will be providing the soundtrack.

Our structures could become living objects, responding to the environment. Instead of our buildings remaining inert, they could adapt to or respond to the seasons, like parks and gardens, with living coatings responding to the availability of more or less wind, sunlight and water.

After a three year hiatus, George Dvorsky has rekindled his futurist-themed podcast, Sentient Developments. The show serves as a counterpart to his blog of the same name and covers similar topics, often in more detail and with accompanying clips and interviews for added depth and insight.

Are you interested in writing for H+ Magazine? We are now seeking interns who are interested in writing thought provoking articles 3 times a month. You would be covering topics related to Transhumanism and interviewing scientists who are currently working to advance humanity.

Ben Goertzel converses with Hugo de Garis on his transhumanist argument for the reality of a Creator.