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Researchers at the Maximum Life Foundation met recently to discuss their latest anti-aging findings. Their goal is to extend the human lifespan indefinitely by 2029... though it's not yet clear how that'll actually work.
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Why is John Tierney so skeptical, and yet so gullible? The New York Times' science columnist is one of the most vocal global-warming doubters in the media, but when it comes to Ray Kurzweil's Singularity and geo-hacking, he's suddenly wide-eyed.
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Futurist Ray Kurzweil has a simple response to people concerned that technology gives us the chance to alter nature: Nature is inherently flawed, and it's our duty as human beings to use technology to fix it.
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The man in charge of Google's new university plans to become a cyborg and dreams of the day when he can fulfill his fantasy of being a female rock singer. Where can I sign up?
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Near-Immortality Within the Next 20 Years? Life-Extension Scientists Hope So
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The Nature Of Humanity Is To Change Nature
Futurist Ray Kurzweil has a simple response to people concerned that technology gives us the chance to alter nature: Nature is inherently flawed, and it's our duty as human beings to use technology to fix it. More »Can Ray Kurzweil's Rosy Predictions Stand Up To Fact-Checking?
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The man in charge of Google's new university plans to become a cyborg and dreams of the day when he can fulfill his fantasy of being a female rock singer. Where can I sign up? More »