"Zoltan Istvan was among the earliest candidates to declare his bid for
the 2016 US
presidential elections. But most Americans still won’t know
about this writer and Transhumanist philosopher by the time they head
to the polls. Istvan knows that.
Yet, his platform is refreshing: put science first. His ideas are radical, which is not uncommon for third-party candidates, but they are also appealing: make college education mandatory and free; create policies so that everyone can have designer babies, not just the rich; and discover immortality in the next 15-20 years.
Istvan represents the Transhumanist Party, which claims to have its root in philosophical thoughts going back centuries, and has the core aim of building technologies that will give us superhuman powers. The total number of members of Humanity+, the biggest such membership organization, is only 10,000. His campaign—which includes a bus shaped to represent a coffin—is run with help of a group of volunteers in California.
Quartz caught up with Istvan recently to discuss mandatory college, living indefinitely, and our “baggage culture.”IPR
Yet, his platform is refreshing: put science first. His ideas are radical, which is not uncommon for third-party candidates, but they are also appealing: make college education mandatory and free; create policies so that everyone can have designer babies, not just the rich; and discover immortality in the next 15-20 years.
Istvan represents the Transhumanist Party, which claims to have its root in philosophical thoughts going back centuries, and has the core aim of building technologies that will give us superhuman powers. The total number of members of Humanity+, the biggest such membership organization, is only 10,000. His campaign—which includes a bus shaped to represent a coffin—is run with help of a group of volunteers in California.
Quartz caught up with Istvan recently to discuss mandatory college, living indefinitely, and our “baggage culture.”IPR
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