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FBL75: Peter Ward - The Failures and Opportunities of Immortality

FBL75: Peter Ward - The Failures and Opportunities of Immortality

FromThe Feedback Loop by Singularity


FBL75: Peter Ward - The Failures and Opportunities of Immortality

FromThe Feedback Loop by Singularity

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week our guest is business and technology reporter, Peter Ward. Earlier this year, Peter released his book The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever, where he investigates the many movements and organizations that are seeking to extend human life, from the Church of Perpetual Life in Florida, to some of the biggest tech giants in Silicon Valley. 
In this episode, we explore Peter’s findings, which takes us on a tour from cryonics to mind uploading, from supplements to gene editing, and much more. Along the way, we discuss the details of how one might actually achieve immortality, the details of senescent cells and telomeres, whether it's better to live healthy than to live long, the scams and failures that seem to dominate the space, as well as the efforts that seem most promising.
Find Peter's work on PenguinRandomHouse.com or follow him at twitter.com/PeterWardJourno
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Host: Steven Parton - LinkedIn / Twitter
Music by: Amine el Filali
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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