The ELPIs Foundation for Indefinite Lifespans, is a multidisciplinary endeavour aiming to study the real and perhaps imminent possibility of human biological immortality.
The Foundation is located in Larnaca, Cyprus and London, UK but has a global presence. Our objectives are inherently based on our long-term vision of a world where involuntary death due to ageing has been eradicated.
For more details visit: www.elpisfil.org
We are the organisers of the Cyprus Symposium 'Pathways to Indefinite Lifespans', a yearly academic event aiming to define ways and methods leading to radical life extension.
Previous event: 25 May 2013
Next event: early May 2014
OBJECTIVES
Research the possible relationship between evolutionary complexity theories, neurobiology and technological acceleration with regards to HBI
Discuss how HBI may manifest itself and examine any early signs that this is currently happening
To disseminate ideas and information relevant to HBI as well as practical aspect of these strategies to the public
MISSION
To formally research, discuss and describe strategies that may lead to human biological immortality
In order to accomplish this, we will:
1. Initiate and maintain dialogue regarding the philosophical,scientific and medical issues related to the matter, i.e. the achievement - not the consequences - of human biological immortality. We will also encourage
sharing and development of opinions, thoughts, ideas and hypotheses that have
immediate relevance to this issue.
2. Using a praxeology approach, suggest directions and possible topics for research in order for our aim to become workable.
3. Collect and evaluate relevant existing research, conduct research, and promote future research in practical terms, through the ELPIs Foundation
and other relevant research organisations.
4. Identify areas or issues that have interim practical relevance in order to ameliorate current age-related diseases and dysfunction, and suggest ways of applying these to humans temporarily, until our aim is achieved.
Stigmergy and self-organisation, spreading activation with regards to brain (human, global) and intelligence
Topological phase transitions with relevance to large scale shifts in human evolution
Evolution and complex systems
Entropy, energy, informational energy
The Disposable soma theory and Darwinian evolution
Metasystem transition patterns (natural/spontaneous, and/or artificial/engineerd)
The relevance of stochastic resonance in hormesis
Hormesis and environmental enrichment, biological amplification
Futurism and FSL, ethics and public information
Acceleration studies with regards to developmental and/or technological singularity
Synthetic biology
Biology of transposable elements
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We would like to thank the following for helpful comments and discussion
In chronological oder:
Jeroen Lamb, Professor of Applied Mathematics and his team at the Imperial College London for a useful discussion about Bifurcation Theory and Dynamical Systems, as applied to this theory.
Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation, for criticising the concept as being contrary to the SENS opinion, thus helping in the refinement of some ideas or hypotheses.
Manuel Teixeira, Professor of Mathematics, for his ideas regarding singularities and for some unconventional ways for 'activating' the immortality process.
The bloggers at the Immortality Institute (www.longecity.org), and those at Science Forums (www.scienceforums.net) for feedback, ideas and opinions.
Vincent Giuliano PhD, Physicist, Theorist and Visionary, for illuminating conversation and discussion on longevity matters, as well as on issues related to creation and humanity.
The Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group (ECCO) at the University of Brussels, for matters related to the Global Brain notion, action ontology, animism, definition of 'challenge' and 'intelligence' and other useful discussions.