Transhumanist Running for US President: Religion Holding Back Science

September 21, 2015

(BBC) – Zoltan Istvan is running for US president. He’s the leader of the Transhumanist Party, which is campaigning to develop technology that would help us to live forever. That is also why he is driving round the US in a giant coffin – to make a point. It is also why he has had a near field communication (NFC) chip inserted into his hand. It was painful, but worth it, according to Zoltan.