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Welcome to the Posthuman Era

The coronavirus is changing our relationship with our identity, labor, and health.

Mario Gabriele
Oct 23, 2020
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In the mid-1970s, Professor Fereidoun M. Esfandiary decided to change his name. From then on he would be legally called "FM-2030."

"Conventional names define a person's past: ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, religion. I am not who I was ten years ago...The name 2030 reflects my conviction that the years around 2030 will be a magical time. In 2030 we wil…

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