A TRANSHUMANIST AIMING TO PUT SCIENCE, HEALTH, & TECHNOLOGY AT THE FOREFRONT OF HUMANITY |
WHAT ARE MY IDEAS |
ZOLTAN ISTVAN |
TRANSHUMAN POLITICS |
TRANSHUMANIST BILL OF RIGHTS |
"Humankind's Savior? When we’re all glowing, immortal orbs, we’ll probably have Zoltan Istvan to thank." -Playboy |
"Istvan estimates that he has between 250,000 and 1 million supporters." -USA Today |
"A transhumanist. The movement's highest profile US figure." -Vice |
"Istvan has enough street cred at the intersection of politics and technology that he has consulted for the U.S. Navy." -NBC News |
"An array of factors have been cited for Trump’s victory on November 8, including…Democrat supporters choosing to back third-party candidates like Jill Stein, Gary Johnson and Zoltan Istvan." -Newsweek |
"Istvan studied philosophy and religion at Columbia…and is an entrepreneur with a minor real estate fortune." -The New Yorker |
INVENTOR OF VOLCANO |
ENTREPRENEUR: ZI VENTURES |
EARLY CAREER: JOURNALISM |
"Polite and charismatic...a plausibly Presidential aura." -The New York Times |
SUCCESS! THE INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN WAS FUNDED & THE IMMORTALITY BUS WAS BUILT. OVER FOUR WILD MONTHS, ZOLTAN ISTVAN DROVE THE BUS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TALKING TO AMERICANS, & SPREADING THE MESSAGE THAT RADICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAN KEEP US ALL OUT OF THE COFFIN INDEFINITELY. ZOLTAN & HIS TEAM SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED A TRANSHUMANIST BILL OF RIGHTS TO THE US CAPITOL, ASKING CONGRESS TO CLASSIFY AGING AS A DISEASE. VIEW THE FULL IMMORTALITY BUS WEBSITE CHRONICLING ALL THE ADVENTURES: WWW.IMMORTALITYBUS.COM |
"Like some modern-day Ken Kesey." -The Verge |
"Zoltan’s obsessions are weird, but so was Al Gore’s fascination with climate change in the ‘80s." -Vox |
Zoltan Istvan's philosophical thriller The Transhumanist Wager has been called "revolutionary," "life-changing," and "a masterpiece" by readers, scholars, and critics. The novel debuts a challenging original philosophy, which rebuffs modern civilization by inviting the end of the human species--and declaring the onset of something greater. BUY THE BOOK HERE OR VISIT THE BOOK'S MAIN SITE: WWW.TRANSHUMANISTWAGER.COM |
READ THE AWARD WINNING #1 BESTSELLING PHILOSOPHY & SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL THAT WAS A TOP 5 AMAZON BOOK— AND NOW IS BEING TAUGHT IN DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AROUND THE WORLD |
Zoltan Istvan frequently gives keynote speeches to large audiences on all topics of science, technology, and the future. As a world leader in his field, he’s consulted for the US Navy, spoke at the World Bank, advised executives at multi-billion dollar corporations, moderated panels, hosted television segments, and publicly debated celebrities and policy experts. Istvan also gives talks about his success as an entrepreneur, media personality, bestselling author, and on his past adventures as a journalist for National Geographic. Please contact him if you have questions or need him for an event or project. |
"Zoltan is a prodigious and easy-going conversationalist who speaks in the deep and pleasant timbre of a born orator." -The Verge "Zoltan Istvan speaks in complete sentences, sometimes complete paragraphs, usually without stopping to breathe. It takes him but a moment to process a question, then he's off— spinning a web of complex information. He then starts building off that information. When he's done, you have vastly more answers than you were originally searching for." -Esquire "Thank you for sharing your insights. Your comments broadened our understanding of transhumanism and the merger of humans and machines. You have had a direct impact on our viewpoints for future concepts." -James P. Wisecup, Vice Admiral, US Navy "Zoltan Istvan is founder of the Transhumanist Party, a legally recognized and PR-minded political effort that calls attention to what tomorrow's mainstreaming of today's rapidly developing technology could mean for human life." -United Nations |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER / PANEL MODERATOR / DEBATER / HOST / CONSULTANT |
SHORT FICTION: JESUS SINGULARITY |
"Istvan is a dynamic personality, as polarizing as he is engaging." -Breitbart |
PAWNS OF PARADISE: WAR DOCUMENTARY |
"He is the global leader of the Transhumanist movement." -The Mirror |
"What if, as Zoltan desires, we 'solve' the problem of aging?" -The Wall Street Journal |
"The great brown sarcophagus of the Amercian highway...a metaphor of life itself." -The New York Times Magazine |
CONTACT CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS: Zoltan Istvan for California Governor 35 Miller Ave., #102 Mill Valley, CA 94941 info@zoltanistvan.com 415-802-4891 |
CHECK OUT ZOLTAN ISTVAN'S PAST RADICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WORK BELOW |
"Mr. Istvan tells Inside the Beltway that he has just announced his bid for California governor, and he is now running as a Libertarian...Like other third-party hopefuls, he seeks disaffected voters from any point on the political spectrum." -The Washington Times |
"He’s jumping into California's 2018 race for governor. Istvan will run as a Libertarian." He "advocates for advances in science, health and technology to extend human lifespan and intellect." Istvan said, "Someone has to step forward with more radical policies than are being put forth so far." -The Los Angeles Times |
"Zoltan Istvan isn't just one of the world's leading transhumanists. He's one of its most unapologetic when it comes to using science and technology to improving and augmenting humanity." -Reason |
"His campaign will focus on the radical economic and lifestyle transformations being brought about by new technology and science, from the impacts of driverless cars to genetic engineering." -Politico |
READ WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING ABOUT ZOLTAN ISTVAN'S CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL RUN |
Zoltan: "The distrust of big government, crony capitalism, and unmanageable debt seared themselves into my value system. It just made sense to embrace a philosophy that promotes maximum freedom and personal accountablity." -Newsweek |
Zoltan Istvan is married to Dr. Lisa Istvan, ObGyn, and they have two young daughters |
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY COMING OUT SOON ON ZOLTAN'S WORK |
Watch the highlight video of the feature documentary coming out late 2017 on Zoltan's presidential run |
BBC front page story on Zoltan |
"He's a skilled storyteller & provocateur." -The Guardian |
"His policies could predict the way the political landscape might change in the decades to come." -Salon |
"Leader of assorted 'biohackers' attempting to merge humans & machines." -Evening Standard |