Kris Verburgh

Kris Verburgh is a last year Masters medical student with a great interest in neuroscience and biogerontology (the science of aging). He published his first science book at the age of 17, which garnered considerable media attention. His second book about the mind, morality, and neuroscience addresses philosophical issues using scientific insights. Since the age of 17 he has given lectures on science and philosophy.
 
His fields of interest are:

• future developments in science and technology
• transhumanism & human enhancement
• science communication
• neurobiological roots of morality and religion
• evolutionary psychology
• integrative preventive medicine
• biogerontology (aging, metabolism, free radicals)

Kris is the cofounder and director of HEALES (Healthy Life Extension Society), an organization active in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany advocating research into the science of aging and promoting public understanding of biogerontology.
 
Kris has written articles for Dutch and Belgian magazines and newspapers. He has a blog on scilogs.be, the largest blog portal in the Benelux for science news, and on joop.nl, the most popular opinion site of the Netherlands.
 
In one of his research projects at the University Hospital Antwerp, he used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to influence neural networks involved in spirituality and self-consciousness.
 
Kris embraces transhumanism as a way to improve human physiology (slowing down aging and preventing disease), human psychology (increasing happiness and emotional stability), cognition (augmenting intelligence) and morality.
 
Watch VNSG TV – Interview Kris Verburgh and VNSG Congres 2008 – Presentatie Kris Verburgh. Visit his Facebook page. Read his LinkedIn profile. Follow his Twitter feed. Visit his YouTube channel and his Flickr photostream. Visit his main blog.