The novel imagines a world where transhumanism (humanity enhanced by technology) moves on a continuum toward posthumanism, the state where humanity has advanced so far beyond its limits that we can no longer call those beings human. But in the process, he stumbles into a war between the US government and secret agencies seeking to control the revolutionary technology. Kade Lane, a young scientist, improves on the drug. There are those who would like to see the drug come off the market completely. But this wonder drug is not as commonly accepted as aspirin. In 2040, this drug is able to make amazing experiences happen between people, and Naam’s descriptions of the fusing of minds are both sensual and original. Nexus centers on an experimental nano-drug (called Nexus) that can connect human minds together. The engineer-turned author transferred his ideas about the promise of technology into the novel Nexus, his first published work of fiction.Īrs talked to Naam about Nexus, available on December 18 from Angry Robot Books.

Now comes another movement in Naam's metamorphosis-like career. After he left Microsoft, Ramez wrote the non-fiction book More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. Here he proposed that the human race could benefit from embracing the modification of the body through technology, a step that could help eradicate disease, lengthen lives, and transcend the power of the human brain. Enlarge / Author Ramez Naam.Ramez Naam worked for more than a decade as an engineer for Microsoft, where he helped develop seminal software like Microsoft Outlook, search, and artificial intelligence.

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