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David Pearce, “Grey Sea” #davidpearce #greysea #oceanscape #landscapepainting #storm

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#DavidPearce beat some 6,000 other entrants to design the unique and supposedly counterfeit-proof coin aged 15. More than 6,000 people entered a #RoyalMintcompetition to design the new coin in 2015. But it was David, then 15 and studying at Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall, who was surprised by a phone call from the former Chancellor telling him he had won. David told the #Telegraph he was called out of class to the headteacher's office - because #GeorgeOsborne wanted a chat. And he only completed his drawing on the day of the deadline - sending his entry off with just two hours to spare. The 17-year-old's striking design features the four well-known symbols of the UK - a #rose, #leek, #thistle and #shamrock, emerging from a #RoyalCoronet. (at Port Harcourt)

[transhumanitynet]

Opinion: The Abolitionist Project: Can Biotech Abolish Suffering Throughout the Living World?

David Pearce is an independent researcher and vegan animal activist based in Brighton UK. In 1995, he wrote an online manifesto, The Hedonistic Imperative, advocating the use of biotechnology to abolish suffering throughout the living world.

Here’s a videotape of him explaining his ideas:

Opinion: The Abolitionist Project: Can Biotech Abolish Suffering Throughout the Living World? was originally published on transhumanity.net