Here are some Web resources for nanotechnology and transhumanism, and print resources for nanotech, transhumanism, and rationality.
The Foresight Institute
The first and oldest public think tank dedicated to the advance of beneficial nanotechnology. Foresight works with governments, researchers, and others, offering education about the risks and potential of nanotechnology. Foresight also makes available the text of several of K. Eric Drexler's books on nanotechnology.
e-drexler.com
Author Eric Drexler's Web site on nanotechnology. Drexler is the author of several of the books on nanotechnology listed here, and is widely recognized as one fo the leading figures in nanotech.
Ralph Merkle's Nanotechnology Pages
Dr. Ralph Merkle, another leading figure in nanotechnology, has assembled this page, with information and extensive links to nanotech on the Web and in print.
Nanotechnology
"The Portal to Everything Nanotech." Covers everything from new innovations in nanotechnology to investment news, research reports, and government and political issues surrounding nanotechnology.
Nanotechweb
Nanotechnology news, products, jobs, and innovations. Publishes hilights from Nanotechnology magazine, and offers a free weely email bulletin on nanotechnology.
KurzweilAI
A large, sprawling, densely-packed Web site jammed with essays and information touching on almost every aspect of transhumanism, nanotechnology, life extension, and artificial intelligence, maintained by author Ray Kurzweil. Includes an interactive "avatar" bot, message forums, and just about everyhting else you can imagine.
The Singularity Institute
The Singularity Institute is a research organization and think tank dedicated to artificial intelligence, and to the idea that AI is not only a real possibility but also a potential force for good, offering to free humanity from its upper limits on intelligence and understanding.
The World Transhumanist Association
Founded by James Hughes, author of Citizen Cyborg, the World Transhumanist Association is an organization dedicated to the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. Available in a number of languages, the WTA Web site includes news, information, and email lists, and organizes events of interest to people in the transhumanist community.
BetterHumans
This is a community-centered site focused on human enhancement and life extension news, which features articles, forums, Weblogs, and an RSS feed.
The Extropy Institute
The online home of the Extropian movement, one of the earliest transhumanist groups. A non-profit educational foundation, the Extropy Institute is dedicated to the impact of changing technologies on humans and human society.
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Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler
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Beyond Humanity? The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement Allen E. Buchanan
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Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization by K. Eric Drexler
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Nanosystems by K. Eric Drexler
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Unbounding the Future by K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, and Gayle Pergamit.
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Nanobiotechnology by Christof Niemeyer and Chad Mirkin (editors)
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Nanotechnology for Dummies by Richard Booker and Earl Boysen
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Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea by Daniel Ratner and Mark Ratner
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Introduction to Nanotechnology by Charles P. Poole and Frank J. Owens.
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Soft Machines: Nanotechnology and Life by Richard A. L. Jones.
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Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology by J. Storrs Hall.
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Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future by James Hughes.
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The Transhumanist Reader by Max More and Natasha Vita-More (editors)
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Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human by Joel Garreau
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The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurtzweil
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Are We Spiritual Machines? by Ray Kurtzweil, George Gilder, and Jay Richards (editor)
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Designer Evolution: A Transhumanish Manifesto by Simon Young
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Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever by Ray Kurtzweil and Terry Grossman, M.D.
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Liberation Biology: The Scientific And Moral Case For The Biotech Revolution by Ronald Bailey.
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More than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement by Ramez Naam.
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BOOKS ON CRITICAL REASONING AND RATIONALITY
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The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer
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How We Know What Isn't So by Thomas Gilovich
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Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Minds by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
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