The text you provided is an excerpt from Jamie Bartlett's "Radicals Chasing Utopia," a book that examines various groups and movements on the fringes of mainstream politics and society. The book explores the motivations, beliefs, and actions of these groups, including transhumanists, bio-hackers, anti-Islam activists, climate change activists, and libertarians. Bartlett aims to understand how and why these radical ideas and movements gain traction, challenging conventional thought and potentially shaping the future of politics and society.