Ramez Naam
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Ramez Naam is a professional technologist
. He was involved in the development of widely-used software products such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook
.
He was the CEO of Apex Nanotechnologies, a company involved in developing nanotechnology
research software before returning to Microsoft
.
He currently holds a seat on the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating Change, is a member of the World Future Society, a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute
, and a fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
.
Naam is the author of More Than Human: Embracing the promise of biological enhancement, which reviews new technologies and makes a case for embracing human enhancement
, showing readers how new technologies are powerful new tools in humanity’s quest to improve ourselves, our offspring and our world.
He is also the recipient of the 2005 HG Wells Award for Contributions to Transhumanism, awarded by the World Transhumanist Association
.
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
. He was involved in the development of widely-used software products such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
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He was the CEO of Apex Nanotechnologies, a company involved in developing nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
research software before returning to Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
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He currently holds a seat on the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating Change, is a member of the World Future Society, a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute
Foresight Institute
The Foresight Institute is a Palo Alto, California-based nonprofit organization for promoting transformative technologies. They sponsor conferences on molecular nanotechnology, publish reports, and produce a newsletter....
, and a fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501 organization, the IEET is a self-described "technoprogressive think tank" that seeks to contribute to understanding...
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Naam is the author of More Than Human: Embracing the promise of biological enhancement, which reviews new technologies and makes a case for embracing human enhancement
Human enhancement
Human enhancement refers to any attempt to temporarily or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial means...
, showing readers how new technologies are powerful new tools in humanity’s quest to improve ourselves, our offspring and our world.
He is also the recipient of the 2005 HG Wells Award for Contributions to Transhumanism, awarded by the World Transhumanist Association
World Transhumanist Association
Humanity+ is an international non-governmental organization which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities.-History:...
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External links
- Ramez Naam. More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. Broadway Press, 2005. ISBN 0-7679-1843-6
- Interview with PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
- Interview with BookBrowse