American writer, futurist, philosopher and transhumanist
Zoltan Istvan Gyurko ,[ 1] professionally known as Zoltan Istvan (born March 30, 1973), is an American transhumanist,[ 3] journalist,[ 4] entrepreneur,[ 5] [ 6] political candidate, and futurist.[ 7] [ 8]
Formerly a reporter for the National Geographic Channel ,[ 9] Istvan now writes futurist , transhumanist , secular and political-themed articles for major media, including The New York Times .[ 10] He believes transhumanism will grow into a mainstream social movement in the 2020s.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] Istvan is the author of The Transhumanist Wager , a philosophical science fiction novel.[ 14] [ 15]
In late 2014, Istvan announced he was running for President of the United States in the 2016 election . He ran for his own Transhumanist Party to raise awareness for transhumanist politics issues but did not place his name on any state ballot.[ 16] Later, in 2017, Istvan ran for Governor of California in the 2018 election as a member of the Libertarian Party .[ 7] [ 17] In 2019, Istvan ran for the Republican Party's nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election against President Donald Trump .[ 18]
^ a b "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF) . Federal Election Commission. June 19, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015 .
^ @zoltan_istvan (May 24, 2020). "A note about moving forward today after the Libertarian Party elections. Thx!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ O'Connell, Mark (February 9, 2017). "600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped Bus, Campaigning Against Death Itself" . The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
^ Bartlett, Jamie (April 3, 2014). " 'Transhumanists' are planning to upload your mind to a memory stick ..." The Telegraph . Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014 .
^ "Transhumanist novel by Zoltan Istvan sparks intense dialog among futurists" . March 10, 2006.
^ "Ziventures – About" .
^ a b Istvan, Zoltan (February 12, 2017). "Why I'm Running for California Governor as a Libertarian" . Newsweek .
^ Willon, Phil (March 2, 2017). "This California gubernatorial candidate wants state-funded 'universal basic income' for everyone" . Los Angeles Times .
^ "Writing & Photography Assignments" . ZI Ventures . Retrieved September 6, 2014 .
^ "Search" . www.nytimes.com . Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
^ Keep, Elmo. "Meet the man who wants to be president, and then live forever" . The Verge .
^ Solon, Olivia (June 16, 2016). "All aboard the Immortality Bus: the man who says tech will help us live forever" . The Guardian .
^ "Zoltan Istvan 2016: Let's make Americans immortal" . USA Today .
^ Istvan, Zoltan (2013). The Transhumanist Wager . Futurity Imagine Media. ISBN 978-0988616110 .
^ Vicki Larson (December 19, 2013). "Transhumanist novel by Zoltan Istvan sparks intense dialog among futurists" . Marin Independent Journal . Retrieved December 2, 2014 .
^ Zoltan Istvan (January 22, 2015). "The Transhumanist Party's Presidential Candidate on the Future of Politics" . Motherboard.vice.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015 .
^ "ZoltanIstvan.com" .
^ Mack, Eric (November 18, 2019). "Zoltan Istvan, a leader of the transhumanist movement to merge humans with technology, is challenging Trump with a plan for America that's beyond radical" . CNET . Retrieved November 19, 2019 .