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The Seasteading Institute is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), working to enable seasteading communities - floating cities - which will allow the next generation of pioneers to test new ideas for government. The most successful can then inspire change in governments around the world.

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  • Sign our Petition in Support of Larry Page's Free-Experimentation Zones... on Land & Sea!

    Larry Page, co-founder and CEO of Google, appears to have been channelling The Seasteading Institute – whether he realized it or not – when he spoke of the need for more experiments with alternative legal and social systems. In his keynote address...

    May 19, 2013
  • Announcing Survey for Prospective Seasteading Pioneers

    The Seasteading Institute is excited to be launching a new survey initiative at floating-city.org to gauge customer demand for an actual seastead, and to identify the pioneers for our vision of innovative oceanic communities. Are you ready to take the...

    May 17, 2013
  • VIDEO: Medical Offshore Research Facility

    In August of 2012, The Seasteading Institute was contacted by Megan Rorie, a graduate student in the College of Architecture at the University of Houston. Megan was intrigued by the idea of seasteading, so when it came time to select a topic for her ye...

    April 25, 2013
  • The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter

      The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter   Dear Friends of The Seasteading Institute, In celebrating our five-year anniversary, we have been reflecting on the many milestones we have already achieved, and accelerating our e...

    April 14, 2013

News

  • Led by pioneering individuals, these societies could become a blueprint for a new way of life – one that is more equitable, tolerant and entrepreneurial.

    Financial Times, March 30, 2012
  • Could the secret to a better life lie here at sea? In a few years, you may be able to live in a small city on the ocean.

    NBC Bay Area, November 11, 2011
  • The seasteading movement is producing some novel ideas for ocean-based businesses that could act as stepping stones towards their ultimate goal.

    The Economist, December 3, 2011