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means The belief that humans should use technology—genetic engineering, AI, cybernetics—to deliberately upgrade our bodies and minds beyond their current biological limits.
from Built from the Latin-rooted 'trans-' (across, beyond) plus 'human,' the word's modern sense traces to the mid-20th century, notably a 1957 essay by biologist Julian Huxley, who used it to describe humanity consciously steering its own evolution. The idea itself is older than the label — but the term gave a scattered dream of self-directed upgrade a single name to rally around.
- origin
- term coined by biologist Julian Huxley in 1957
- goal
- upgrade cognition, lifespan, and bodies via tech
- critics say
- sounds like eugenics with better branding
- patron saints
- cyborgs, cryonics fans, and Elon-adjacent optimists