Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501 ( c )( 3 ) organization, the IEET is a self-described " technoprogressive think tank " that seeks to contribute to understanding of the likely impact of emerging technologies on individuals and societies by " promoting and publicizing the work of thinkers who examine the social implications of scientific and technological advance ".

Robert Anton Wilson ( born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007 ), known to friends as " Bob ", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a novelist, philosopher, psychologist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, civil libertarian and self-described agnostic mystic.

Contemporary ethical debate is often described as " secular ", with the work of Derek Parfit and Peter Singer, and even the whole field of contemporary bioethics, having been described or self-described as explicitly secular or non-religious.

Isaac Asimov, whose specialties included both science fiction and humor and who was a self-described " punster ", wrote a short story called " Shah Guido G .", referring to the story's Atlantean ruler.

The efforts of the self-described " reformers ", who objected to (" protested ") the doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led to the creation of new national Protestant churches.

Lewis, a self-described " strong monarchist ", wrote " Civilization is more than an abstraction.

The origin of the word " herpetoculture " is credited to Tom Huff, who devised the word to distinguish what he, as a self-described " herpetoculturist ", was doing -- working to keeping reptiles and amphibians alive and healthy -- from what herpetologists of that era were generally doing, namely, collecting specimens for preservation in museum collections.

A political conservative and self-described " right-winger ", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and " anti-Catholicism ", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as " a successful mismatch ", although both men did share some traits, i. e. both were practising Catholics from " ethnic " backgrounds ( Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent ).

A self-described " hero-worshipper ", Clark proved to be an ardent pro-individualist, Humanist and anti-Marxist.

The film features two men, Johnny B. and Kamal, aka " the Jerky Boys ", two self-described " low-lifes from Queens ", who get into trouble with the Mafia when one of their prank calls leads them into a money laundering business.

Scholz, a self-described " Obama supporter ", sent an open letter to Huckabee in February 2008 stating that the band had never endorsed any candidate, and that he had never authorized the use of " More Than a Feeling " as Huckabee's theme song.

He is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling and self-described " wrestlemaniac ", and appeared at an Extreme Championship Wrestling event wielding an acoustic guitar as a weapon.

A self-described " solitary person ", he finds it somewhat annoying being a television celebrity in Britain, where he is often recognised by members of the public, some of whom request his autograph.

The 5 ' 6 ", self-described " unathletic " writer played in three preseason games and recorded one reception for-2 yards.

A self-described " ladies ' man ", Buono persuaded Bianchi to join him in prostituting two women, holding them as virtual prisoners.

The self-described " Gumbo Capital of the World ", Bridge City, Louisiana, holds an annual Gumbo Festival.

Further releases found him working in a variety of band and solo contexts including two albums with his self-described " dance band ", Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos < ref >

The name came about because Ivan and his two brothers, following the self-described principle of " style before comfort ", refused to wear hats during Montreal's cold winters, calling themselves " the men without hats.

A self-described " man of the old school " who viewed the Tsar as the " anointed one, the rightful sovereign ", Goremykin was a loyal supporter of Nicholas II as autocrat and accordingly pursued conservative policy.

", expressing his wish to play a doubleheader every day out of his pure love for the game of baseball, especially in his self-described " friendly confines of Wrigley Field.

Her music style is self-described as " violin techno-acoustic fusion ", as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style.

The term's meanings are highly debatable, but self-described Chicanos view the term as a positive self-identifying social construction.

* Fanboy ( 1999, DC Comics ), six issue mini-series on comics and society's reaction to them, from the point of view of a self-described " fanboy " ( with Mark Evanier ).

He remained a self-described " non-factional social democrat " until August 1917 when he joined Lenin and the Bolsheviks as their positions assembled and he came to believe that Lenin was right on the issue of the party.

Russ was a self-described socialist feminist, expressing particular admiration for the work and theories of Clara Fraser and her Freedom Socialist Party.

JDL's self-described purpose was to protect Jews from local manifestations of anti-Semitism.

In August, the self-described " First European Punk Rock Festival " was held in Mont de Marsan in the southwest of France.

As the paper was coming out, Sokal published an article in a self-described " academic gossip " magazine Lingua Franca, revealing the hoax.

Bart Kennedy, a self-described tramp of 1900 America, once said " I listen to the tramp, tramp of my feet, and wonder where I was going, and why I was going.

The self-described " special situations investment fund management company " has previously attempted to gain control of Derby County and Manchester City ; former footballer Ray Ranson was involved with both bids, and SISU intended to nominate him for a place on the Southampton board.

A self-described " disciple " of the Ceylonese philosopher and art historian Ananda Coomaraswamy, Gill was fascinated during this period by Indian temple sculpture.

Working closely with Robert Faurisson, who was also assisting the defence, Irving contacted Warden Bill Armontrout of the Missouri State Penitentiary who recommended that Irving and Faurisson get into touch with Fred A. Leuchter, a self-described execution expert living in Boston.

Parsons was interested in socialism and communism, but he was sceptical of the ideas of Marxism and how they had been put into action by self-described ' communist ' governments of the time, sarcastically writing that " The dictatorship of the proletariat is merely temporary — the state will eventually wither away like a snark hunter, leaving us all free as birds.

He was a self-described " gym rat " who spent most of his time at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center and Robb Field.

Even his self-described " beginning " at the Art Students League of New York was not whole-hearted commitment ; two months after he returned to Portland to visit his family, he joined a theater group run by Clark Gable ’ s wife, Josephine Dillon.

The population of the self-described " bedroom community " was 3, 027 at the 2000 census.

Until the late sixties, Robinson was teetotal, drug-free, a vegetarian and a self-described " health nut ".

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop ( August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984 ) was an American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.

Garner was a self-described " scrounger " for his company in Korea, a role he later played in The Great Escape and The Americanization of Emily.

In interviews with gay men and self-described fag hags, the most common theme is safety.

As is common with Lehrer's songs, the self-described " corncrake-voiced " delivery is accompanied by a series of contrived rhymes.

For the approximately 10 % of middle aged adults who go through an age-related midlife crisis, the condition is most common ranging from the ages of 40-60 ( a large study in the 1990s found that the average age at onset of a self-described midlife crisis was 46 ).

It is self-described as a " bio-psycho-social " approach to psychotherapy, and at its core attempts to find and address unmet innate needs common to all humans, termed givens.