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PART 2: Aubrey de Grey: You don’t know how long you want to live

Peter December 9, 2013 3661 Views 2 Comments

Part 2 of a video interview with Dr. Aubrey de Grey at his SENS Foundation about his work on biotechnologies that may one day slow and eventually turn back the clock of aging.

Transhumanists vs Fake Singularitarians

Peter December 5, 2013 7907 Views 18 Comments

Both the ideology behind transhumanism and the concept of a singularity have been hijacked by fans of Ray Kurzweil and similar technology advocates.

Aubrey de Grey: Forever free of the diseases of old age via Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence

Peter December 4, 2013 5906 Views 2 Comments

Video interview with Dr. Aubrey de Grey at his SENS Foundation about his work on biotechnologies that may one day slow and eventually turn back the clock of aging.

Molecules in the Blood that Signal Self-Destruction

Peter November 19, 2013 9476 Views 3 Comments

My theme the last few weeks has been the signals that trigger the body’s self-destruction with age. The easiest to target are molecules that circulate in the blood. Last week, I covered a few that decrease in blood concentration as we age, and that cripple our defenses. This week, I’ll talk about signals that increase as we age, and that activate self-destruction. There are two principal mecha...

Defying Aging: The ELPIs Foundation for Indefinite Lifespans

Peter November 5, 2013 5831 Views No Comments

In is now quite clear that aging is not a simple phenomenon and it will not be overcome by using simple approaches.

Archiving for Data-Immortality

Peter October 29, 2013 2971 Views 1 Comment

If you've been browsing the web for a number of years you've probably noticed there are lots of dead pages, lots of data has vanished. It is surprising how transient data is on the Internet. Some people create the impression that once data is posted online it will be there for eternity.

Natasha Vita-More in Conversation with Tim Maupin on the “Last Generation to Die”

Peter October 23, 2013 4945 Views No Comments

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge ~ Thomas Berger

Three Spectres of Immortality: A Talk from the Radical Life-Extension Conference in Washington D.C.

Peter October 16, 2013 7314 Views 5 Comments

A transcript of a talk given at the recent Radical Life Extension Conference held in the U.S. Capitol on September 22,2013

Cryonics and Immortality Visionary: An Interview with Stephen Valentine of Timeship

Peter October 9, 2013 21606 Views 9 Comments

“What can surpass the pyramids of Egypt as a symbol of the strength of mankind’s reach for immortality? Today, Timeship is founded on the bedrock of science rather than merely the symbols observed in the natural world. Ultimately, history may judge the impact of Timeship as more profound than that of the pyramids on the ultimate fate of the human species.”

The Rise of Immortal Artists

Peter September 20, 2013 6170 Views 5 Comments

“People ask, what will we do once all the “jobs” are all shipped overseas or made redundant by technology. We. Will. Create.” – Rick Knight