Peter Joosten

Peter Joosten

• Biohacker and future thinker who investigates the impact of biohacking, human enhancement, and transhumanism
• Curator of Superhuman Talks Platform
• Author of “Biohacking”
• Guest lecturer at various universities in the Netherlands

Biohacker and future thinker Peter Joosten investigates the impact of biohacking, human enhancement, and transhumanism. Someone who regularly speaks at TEDx events, he also consults at various companies and institutions. Amongst his varied appearances, he includes the Biohacker Summit Stockholm (Sweden), University College London (United Kingdom), Biohacking Conference Riga (Latvia), Darefest Antwerpen (Belgium), and the KPN Telecom (Netherlands).

Peter Joosten is the curator of Superhuman Talks, a platform where he writes and interviews experts about the coming era of upgraded humans. He is the author of “Biohacking”, a book about human enhancements and the implications thereof on organisations. Peter is also a guest lecturer at various universities such as the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and the Hogeschool Utrecht.

Due to his expertise, Peter Joosten has been interviewed by a large variety of international media. These include The Biohacking Secrets Show podcast (United States), Breaking it down (United States), VC Earth (China), Digital.se (Sweden), Decoding Superhuman (United States), How to live to 200 (United States), and The Bio Alchemy podcast (Australia).

Concerning his education, Peter Joosten studied journalism and innovation at the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen, Netherlands. In 2019 he studied at the Waag Amsterdam’s Biohack Academy and, during the same summer, attended the School of Bioethics at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum and the Università Europea di Roma, Italy. From there he went on to study science journalism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2020.

Peter Joosten – Speaker

As a keynote speaker, Peter Joosten focuses on biohacking and the effects of human enhancements in the future workplace. He lives in the Netherlands and speaks Dutch and English.

Speaker Topics

• Superhuman Era: What is the impact of biohacking? What if we can significantly upgrade our physical, cognitive, and emotional capabilities? How will human life change in the coming 50 years? In this talk, Peter Joosten will discuss the consequences of this Superhuman Era on mankind, society, and ethics.
• Biohacking: What are the major developments in biohacking and human enhancement? Biohacking covers a lot of technologies: from gadgets and wearables to implants, brain-computer interfacing, artificial intelligence, and genetic modification. How can we judge the impact and effects of human augmentation? During this workshop, we discuss the pros and cons of biohacking, and we seek a common ethical framework.
• Anti-aging society: What does it mean to live in a longevity society? What if we can significantly upgrade our physical, cognitive, and emotional capabilities? What if we all increase our longevity? How will human life change in the coming 50 years? What are the main drivers of this development, what kind of policy would apply and how will society change?
• Impact of future technology: How will future innovations have an impact on human life? How does technology shape us as humans, our organizations, and society as a whole? And vice versa: how do our values, preferences, opinions, and institutional forces impact the development of technology? In this talk, we co-create new views on life, society, policy, and governance