About
A veteran of the United States Air Force, Joseph Bloch has a B.A. degree in history from Boston University. From 2005-2007 he served on the board of directors of the World Transhumanist Association, which studies the interactions of society with emerging technologies, and currently serves as president of the New Jersey Transhumanist Association, where he strives to popularize Transhumanist ideas and fight for the rights of individuals to adopt Transhumanist technologies. A life-long fan of science fiction, fantasy, and wargaming (and a former president of the Boston University Simulation Society), he has also authored several articles and other works in the field of gaming, and appeared in the fan-film series Tales of the Seventh Fleet episode "A Touch of Home". A professional in the IT field for more than twenty years, he currently works full-time as a project manager for a large health insurance company, and lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter. He can be contacted at joseph@josephbloch.com.
Websites
Joseph currently maintains a blog on a regular basis:
Greyhawk Grognard (dealing with gaming, science fiction, fantasy, and fandom)
Partial Media Credits
"See The Pomarj-- And Die!" (Dragon magazine #167, March 1991)
Reproductive Cloning and Transhumanism (World Transhumanist Association, 2004)
In the Shadow of Khan: Anti-Transhumanist Themes in 'Star Trek' (lecture series, 2004 - 2007)
Castle of the Mad Archmage (Self-published, 2010)