Institute of Exponential Sciences
The Institute of Exponential Sciences (IES) is an international networking platform and think tank dedicated to accellerating the rate of technological innovations that have the potential to radically benefit humanity.
Positions
The institute generally assumes a technoprogressive and techno-positive position.[citation needed]
In publications, fellows have argued for curing aging to be a collective priority, rather than a fringe interest.
Mission and strategy
See [1]
The strategy of the IES is threefold:
- Cultivating public awareness, interest and understanding
- Providing a networking platform for innovation-minded agents of various professions
- Allocating capital, funding or human resources to innovative projects
Activities
See [2]
The institute hosts innovator's cafe, which is a monthly networking event in the city of Utrecht.
At 2015-04-03, the IES held a series of lectures, introducing a subset of the fields it is concerned with, along with a general lecture on society and technology.
At 2016-02-27, fellows of the IES featured in a conference on transhumanism by the Universiteit Leiden.
A third, major conference has been rumored to be held in 2016.
Structure
Science departments
- Ethics & Interdisciplinary Future Studies
- Engineering
- Biotechnology & Life Extension
- Neurobiology & Cognitive Enhancement
- Artificial Intelligence
Board
See [3]
- Demian Zivkovic (President, Chief Officer of Ethics & Interdisciplinary Future Studies)
- Lotte van Noort (Chancellor)
- Koen Ubbens (Chamberlain, Finance & Acquisition Executive)
- Laurens Wes (Chief Engineering Officer)
- Sven Bulterijs (Chief Science Officer of Biotechnology & Life Extension)
- Raza de Klerk (Chief Science Officer of Neurobiology & Cognitive Enhancement)
- Toon Alfrink (Chief Science Officer of Artificial Intelligence)
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