About the Author

ARE YOU A TRANSHUMAN?

Our world is changing — quickly ... transforming itself into a brave new age that will require new values, technologies, and lifestyles in this highly astute assessment of the years to come, controversial futurist FM-2030 shows you which attitudes and trends will survive—and which will go the way of the dinosaurs. You'll discover- how sweeping social, economic, medical, political, and technological changes will affect the way people live, love, work, and play...and how some people, the "transhumans," will make a smooth transition into this time—while others will be left behind. Most important, you'll learn how the person you are today can make the most of the wonders of tomorrow.

"FM is one of the first thinkers in history to live, teach, plan, and campaign for a future for mankind as a universal species. He has suggested in bold controversial terms an utterly new way of life."

—The Futurist on FM's previous book, Up-Wingers

"A prophet of Boom. ... He maintains 'we are at the beginning of an age of limitless abundance . . . and an age of immortality.' " — New York Times

"An engaging visionary- and a lover of humankind . . . FM has the transcendental presence of a master."

—New Age magazine

About the Author

"I AM A 21ST-CENTURY PERSON WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY LAUNCHED IN THE 20TH. I HAVE A DEEP NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE." - FM-2030

Born with a conventional name, FM-2030 (twenty-thirty) changed both his first and last names to reflect his beliefs and confidence in the future. As he explains, "conventional names define a person's past: ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, religion. Long ago I outgrew such territorialities. I am not who I was ten years ago and certainly not who I will be in twenty years. I would rather be defined by my future - my hopes and dreams. The name 2030 reflects my conviction that the years around 2030 will be a magical time. The solar system will be alive with people linking in and out of planets and moons and orbital communities. In 2030 we will be ageless and everyone will have an excellent chance to live forever. 2030 is a dream and a goal."

FM-2030 is the author of several pioneering books on the future, in­cluding Optimism One, Up-Wingers, and Telespheres. A renowned philosopher, formerly with the United Nations, he is currently a con­sultant to industry, government, film and TV productions, and the Space Agency. He is a dreamer, a visionary, a social critic, a futurist with "a hailstorm of ideas." (Washington Post)

ARE YOU

A TRANSHUMAN?

Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal

Rate of Growth In a Rapidly Changing World

by

FM-2030

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FM-2030.

Are you a transhuman?

1. Social perception. 2. Self-evaluation. I. Title.

BF323.S63F56 1989 158'. 1 88-20436

ISBN 0-446-38806-8

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