government sees Nexus as an illegal drug, something that can drive a wedge between humans and enhanced humans. The creator of Nexus is a brain-hacking civil libertarian who believes that it will free humanity and allow people to move on to a post-human future, where their minds can live on independently of their bodies.īut the U.S. In the series, a mind-altering drug called Nexus immerses users in an augmented version of reality. The Nexus trilogy, set in 2040, is also striking in how it foresees the political ramifications of technology. Naam can speak to that future, as well as the possible risks that companies driving toward it may not see. I live in Seattle.And his ideas are more relevant than ever, given the advances in AI and other digital technologies that have the potential to push us closer to a post-human future.
In my personal life, I’ve climbed mountains, descended into icy crevasses, chased sharks through their native domain, backpacked through remote corners of China, and ridden my bicycle down hundreds of miles of the Vietnam coast. Nexus, Crux, and Apex (near future science fiction), The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet (my non-fiction book on how to innovate to solve climate change, food, water, and other resource and environmental challenges), and More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement (my first book, a non-fiction summary of the potential of upgrading human capabilities).
I’m the award-winning author of five books. I also founded and ran Apex NanoTechnologies, the world’s first company devoted entirely to software tools to accelerate molecular design. I first worked at Microsoft, working early versions of Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and the Bing search engine. I was born in Cairo, Egypt, and came to the US at the age of 3.
I’m launching a new venture capital firm focused primarily on climate and clean energy. I focus my time on climate and energy, as a frequent public speaker on the inevitability and increasing price advantage of clean energy and as an investor in and advisor to clean energy, mobility, and climate-related startups around the world.
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