Welcome to my personal website!

I'm a Portuguese scientist and philosopher, a dreamer, and a transhumanist. My work as a researcher focuses on studying the aging process. In addition, I have many hobbies, including composing music and performing stand-up comedy. Please browse around my website to learn more about me, follow me on Twitter for the latest news, or skim through the FAQs.

Professionally, I'm a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool in England where I study aging. As detailed in my website dedicated to the biology of aging, called senescence.info. I would ultimately like to contribute to making people live longer, healthier lives by helping cure human aging. The best place to know more about my work is in my group's website. I live in Heswall, Wirral, United Kingdom.

I think the human condition is only the beginning of the extraordinary journey of the mind through the universe. Technologies like genetic engineering, cloning, cybernetics, and nanotechnology will allow us to escape our human limitations and evolve beyond our dreams. I defend that humankind stands a better chance of survival if we understand technology rather than if we try to ban it. May the dreams of today become the future.

Many people tend to see the world as a sea of problems. I see it as a sea of solutions and opportunities waiting to be found. That said, I know that achieving my goals is mostly a series of disappointments. To quote Winston Churchill: "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

I'm an atheist with a life philosophy merging humanism, utilitarianism, and objectivism. I have a few philosophical essays that present my ideas in more detail:

• An Alien's Report on the Human Species
• The Sky Is the Limit
• What Am I?
• The Selfish Genius
• The One-Man Rule

Music is the light in my soul. I started to play guitar in high school and in 1999 made a symphonic metal demo-album entitled The Legend of Hrothgar. All my songs are available for download in MP3 format.

I'm also an amateur stand-up comedian. You can find some of my humor attempts in my news satire and cartoons sections.

Among my many other hobbies, I must highlight science fiction, football, and computers.

I am always opened to suggestions, ideas, and criticisms. Please contact me.