{"id":3046,"date":"2019-08-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularityumexicosummit.com\/fbl7-zoltan-istvan-implants-religion-transhumanism-and-death\/"},"modified":"2019-08-04T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T19:00:00","slug":"fbl7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularityumexico.com\/en\/fbl7\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoltan Istvan &#8211; Implants, Religion, Transhumanism and Death."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we sit down with journalist, author, and transhumanist, Zoltan Istvan. <\/p>\n<p>Zoltan Istvan is most commonly known for his book the Transhumanist Wager, his 2016 Presidential Campaign\u2014where he drove across the United States in a bus shaped like a coffin\u2014and his many contributions and appearance with media outlets such as National Geographic, Vice, and Wired. <\/p>\n<p>In this conversation, Zoltan and I explore the ideas of transhumanism and why he&#8217;s so passionately dedicated to the cause. 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