The Extropian Archives · 1988 - 1996
The futurists who saw it coming.
A guide to the people, publications, and ideas behind the Extropian movement.
Digital cash. Artificial intelligence. Life extension. Cryonics. Nanotechnology. Prediction markets. Space colonization. Human enhancement.
Explore the original issues of Extropy, the people involved, their discussions and work, and the connections between their ideas and what followed.
Origins
Who Were The Extropians?
The Extropians were a community of futurists, technologists, writers, and thinkers exploring how science, technology, and new systems of organization could reshape humanity and the future.
The People
Core Extropians & Contributors
Cryptographers, philosophers, roboticists, and economists whose ideas quietly shaped the present.
Max MoreFounder, Extropy Magazine and Institute
Natasha Vita-MorePresident, Extropy Institute
Tom W. BellCo-founder of Extropy magazine
FM-2030Transhumanism
Hal FinneyCryptocurrency
Fran FinneyBitcoin Community
Nick SzaboCryptocurrency and Smart Contracts
Wei DaiCryptocurrency
Robin HansonPrediction Markets
Nick BostromSuperintelligence
Eric DrexlerMolecular Nanotechnology
Ray KurzweilThe Singularity and AI
Eliezer YudkowskyAI Alignment and Rationalism
Hans MoravecRobotics and Mind Uploading
Marvin MinskyArtificial Intelligence
Julian AssangePrivacy and Freedom
Anders SandbergExistential Risk
Ralph MerkleCryonics and Nanotechnology
Reilly JonesPhilosophy
The Archive
The Issues
Extropy: The Journal of Transhumanist Thought. 17 issues, 1988–1996.
Issue 01
Fall 1988
Issue 02
Winter 1989
Issue 03
Spring 1989
Issue 04
Summer 1989
Issue 05
Winter 1990
Issue 06
Summer 1990
Issue 07
Spring 1991
Issue 08
Winter 1991
Issue 09
Summer 1992
Issue 10
Winter/Spring 1993
Issue 11
Summer/Fall 1993
Issue 12
First Quarter 1994
Issue 13
Third Quarter 1994
Issue 14
First Quarter 1995
Issue 15
Second/Third Quarter 1995
Issue 16
First Quarter 1996
Issue 17
Second Half 1996