Finally, the war on human senescence and involuntary death has become mainstream. With Google's announcement of the formation of Calico, a company specifically focused on combating senescence and the diseases it brings about, a large and influential organization has finally taken a stand on the side of longer life. References - "Calico and the Paradigm Shift in the War on Death" - Article by G. Stolyarov II - http://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2013/09/calico-paradigm-shift/ - "Google announces Calico, a new company focused on health and well-being" - Google Press Release - September 18, 2013 - http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement.html - "TIME Feature: CSO Aubrey de Grey on Google's Newly Launched Anti-Aging Initiative" - SENS Research Foundation - September 18, 2013 - http://sens.org/outreach/outreach-blog/time-feature-cso-aubrey-de-grey-googles-newly-launched-anti-aging-initiative - "Google's Calico: the War on Aging Has Truly Begun" - Aubrey de Grey - TIME Magazine - September 18, 2013 - http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/18/finally-the-war-on-aging-has-truly-begun-2/ - SENS Research Foundation - http://sens.org/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yr3Hb1sEyM

Symphony No. 1, Op. 86, was composed by Gennady Stolyarov II between June 2017 and January 2018 and is subtitled “The Contemporary World”. Mr. Stolyarov intended this symphony to be a commentary on the world and U.S. events of 2016-2017, during which civilization was severely tested. Each of the first three movements depicts the epistemic, political, and material crises which befell much of the world during this time period and threatened to undo much of the progress that humanity previously achieved. The choice to have the fourth movement be about preserving the good aspects of historical and contemporary life was motivated by the observation that, although severely strained and beset by setbacks from both nature and society, our civilization did not ultimately collapse during 2017, and we have made it thus far. Movement 3 – The Fragility of Civilization Download: http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov/Stolyarov_Symphony_1_Movt_3.mp3 Composed in 3/4 meter and following a theme-and-variations format, this movement actually encompasses all of the minor keys. The underlying structure and systematic progression of the keys from one variation to the next represent the fabric of human civilization, which, in recent years, has been continually challenged by the forces of ruin – violent conflict, irrationality, natural disasters, political folly, institutional breakdown, and disintegrating standards of behavior – along with the still-present age-old perils of disease and death. This piece can be perceived as a grimly determined waltz, danced on the edge of calamity – but as long as the forward motion within the structure continues, no matter what content the contemporary world throws at it, civilization has a fighting chance. For those who listen through to the ending, there is a glimmer of hope – perhaps appended in a “deus ex machina” fashion, but there is a purpose to it, especially in light of what it leads to in Movement 4. Download the MP3 file for Movement 3 here: http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov/Stolyarov_Symphony_1_Movt_3.mp3 Length: 5:19 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdA9JsJ6KM

On Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Didier Coeurnelle to speak on the subjects of big data, artificial intelligence, and longevity, and the interrelationships of these fields. Didier Coeurnelle is Vice-President of AFT-Technoprog. He is also co-chair of Heales (Healthy Life Extension Society), an association that promotes a much longer life in good health. The association organizes international conferences and publishes a monthly newsletter ("The death of death"). This presentation will provide a preview of ideas that will be discussed in a forthcoming September 9 virtual conference, to be hosted by Heales, whose “goal is to contribute to create a system that is trusted by citizens, managed by a public institution (or an NGO), where, by default (opt out), all health data (anonymized or pseudonymised) can be used for scientific research (and not for any other use). The final goal is to make everybody able to live a healthier life for longer.” https://heales.org/2021/05/28/conference-big-data-a-i-and-healthy-longevity-how-to-progress-faster-and-better-for-all-scientists-thursday-september-9-2021/ Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside: https://transhumanist-party.org/membership #USTranshumanistParty #VirtualEnlightenmentSalon #USTP #AFTTechnoprog #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #BigData #LifeExtension #Longevity ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJFPh3nu4xg

A piano composition by Mr. Stolyarov from 2004, employing baroque harmonies but somewhat streamlined and modernized to fit an instrument not yet existing in the Baroque era. This composition was remastered using the SynthFont2 software, with the Evanescence 2 and GMR Basico 1.1 instrument packs. Download the MP3 file of this composition at http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov/Stolyarov_Baroque_Piece_for_Piano_Remastered.mp3 See the index of Mr. Stolyarov's compositions, all available for free download, at http://rationalargumentator.com/music_stolyarov.html The artwork is Mr. Stolyarov's Abstract Orderism Fractal 51, available for download here: http://gstolyarovii.deviantart.com/art/Abstract-Orderism-Fractal-51-412664354 and http://www.rationalargumentator.com/index/blog/2013/11/fractal51/ Remember to LIKE, FAVORITE, and SHARE this video in order to spread rational high culture to others. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AeW-p3ec0k