Mike LaTorra

Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Mike LaTorra has long been concerned with advancing and safeguarding both the material, scientific achievements, and the spiritual, cultural aspects of human civilization. After 15 years working as a technical writer in industry, he became a college professor in the English Department of New Mexico State University where he teaches Technical Communication courses. He is the author of A Warrior Blends With Life: A Modern Tao, the only book on spirituality from that time to mention nanotechnology. He serves as President of the Daibutsuji Zen Temple and on the Board of Directors of the IEET and the World Transhumanist Association.

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Transvision 2004, "Trans-Spirit: Religion, Spirituality and Transhumanism"