Ben Scarlato

Ben Scarlato, a former IEET intern, is a transhumanist and studies computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology. His interests include happiness, life extension, neuroengineering, and portrayals of transhumanist issues in popular culture. He enjoys vegan food, running in the morning while listening to Dr. Steel, and participating in Folding@home.

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Articles

"Advance Directives and Transhumanism"   Ethical Technology  May 27, 2011

"Caprica: Artificial Heavens"   Ethical Technology  Oct 6, 2010

"Why We Need to Cheat Darwin"   Ethical Technology  Aug 22, 2010

"True Blood & the Darker Side of Enhancement"   Ethical Technology  Aug 9, 2010

"The Policy Implications of Happiness Research"   Ethical Technology  Jul 19, 2010

"True Blood Season 3 and Morphological Freedom"   Ethical Technology  Jun 21, 2010

"Futurisms Takes My Favorite Picture at H+"   Pop Transhumanism  Jun 21, 2010

"Day 2 Afternoon Liveblogging H Summit"   Ethical Technology  Jun 13, 2010

"Day 2 Afternoon Liveblogging H+ Summit: Ray Kurzweil"   Ethical Technology  Jun 13, 2010

"Day 2 Morning Liveblogging H+ Summit"   Ethical Technology  Jun 13, 2010

"Day 1 Afternoon of H Summit: Stephen Wolfram"     Jun 12, 2010

"Day 1 Afternoon of H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen Scientist"   Ethical Technology  Jun 12, 2010

"Day 1 Morning of H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen Scientist"   Ethical Technology  Jun 12, 2010

"Caprica, Gamer, & Surrogates: Overlooked Benefits of Virtual Worlds"   Ethical Technology  May 27, 2010

"Nip/Tuck: Ethics and Beauty"   Ethical Technology  Feb 28, 2010

"Battlestar Galactica: The Plan"   Ethical Technology  Nov 20, 2009

"True Blood and Personhood"   Ethical Technology  Aug 7, 2009

"Technoprogressive Thoughts on Space Policy"   Ethical Technology  Jul 24, 2009

"True Blood: Coexistence"   Ethical Technology  Jun 30, 2009

"Progress on the Technoprogressive Wiki"   Ethical Technology  Jun 30, 2009

"Terminator: Salvation and the Sarah Connor Chronicles"   Ethical Technology  May 28, 2009

"Caprica: Battlestar Galactica Makers Hit It Again—A Transhumanist View"   h+ Magazine  May 15, 2009

"Misconceptions of Cryonics in Popular Culture"   Ethical Technology  May 14, 2009

"Battlestar Galactica’s Series Finale"   Ethical Technology  Mar 21, 2009

"Daybreak, Part 1"   Ethical Technology  Mar 15, 2009

"Islanded in a Stream of Stars"   Ethical Technology  Mar 8, 2009

"Someone to Watch Over Me"   Ethical Technology  Mar 1, 2009

"Deadlock: Thousand-Year Relationships"   Ethical Technology  Feb 23, 2009

"No Exit"   Ethical Technology  Feb 17, 2009

"Blood on the Scales"   Ethical Technology  Feb 12, 2009

"The Oath"   Ethical Technology  Jan 31, 2009

"A Disquiet Follows My Soul: Personhood, Humanity, and Diversity"   Ethical Technology  Jan 25, 2009

"Immortality and Death in Battlestar Galactica"   Ethical Technology  Jan 18, 2009