Issue link: http://cp.revolio.com/i/393
Dear Readers, The board of directors of Humanity+ welcomes you to this first edition of H+ Magazine, with its inspiring stories of how emerging technologies can help elevate humanity in increasingly powerful and positive ways. We will cover diverse fields such as nanotech, biotech, artificial intelligence and robotics, longevity medicine, space exploration and colonization, and, of course, their legal and ethical issues. 2008 has been a watershed year for us. We launched our first ever matching grant fund drive, raising over $75,000; we began rebranding our organization as "Humanity+"; we launched this magazine; we began redesigning our site under www.humanityplus.org; and we created Convergence08: Bringing Life to Big Ideas, an Unconference in partnership with other future-focused organizations. We especially want to thank the generous financial contributions from our members, who helped make these achievements possible, and give our deepest thanks to Bill Faloon, Brian Cartmell and Dan Stoicescu for their unprecedented support. Their matching grants accounted for over two-thirds the money we raised this year. Thanks, guys. We couldn't have done this without you. We would also like to thank our Editor RU Sirius and Art Director, DC Spensley for making our dream of producing a quarterly magazine a reality! In the coming year, we hope to build on our successes, growing our membership and guiding our ideas out into the mainstream through as many forms of communication as the future allows. For a brighter, healthier and happier future, Ben Goertzel Bruce Klein Giulio Prisco James Clement Michael Treder Michael LaTorra PJ Manney Nick Bostrom Tyler Emerson James Hughes Michael Anissimov Brian Cartmell Dan Stoicescu Bill Faloon