Month / March 2022

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  • David Wood – London Futurists, Transhumanism, and The Future of Aging

    Episode 20:

    David Wood is chair of London Futurists, author of Vital Foresight, cofounder of Symbian and has over 25 years of experience in the tech industry and as a head of research. His experience alongside his foundation in mathematics and philosophy at Cambridge University has led him to being the futurist he is today.

    What is a futurist you might ask? Well in this episode David goes through a plethora of questions including plenty regarding what exactly a futurist is and how it is distinguished from transhumanism. David also describes problems with life extension, societal rejection, developments in technology and its co-occurrence in longevity as a field, humanity+ (Humanity Plus), and plenty more.

    March 31, 2022
    Interviews

  • Life Extension – Good or Bad?

    Is everlasting life a gift or a curse? A series of arguments discuss the pros and cons of life-extension.

    March 30, 2022
    Articles

  • Bryan Caplan – The Economics of Life Extension

    Episode 19:

    Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the author of several books including Open Borders: The Science and Education of Immigration and The Case Against Education. 

    In this episode, Bryan has a myriad of questions thrown at him. Alongside explanations on how life extension will change education, industry, birth rate, immigration, and insurance, Bryan also describes the motivation behind work and why a biologically immortal generation won’t exactly create the scenario of a dystopian gerontocracy.

    March 10, 2022
    Interviews

  • Igor Grossmann – Wisdom, Culture, & Society

    Episode 18:
    Igor Grossmann is a professor of Psychology at University of Waterloo, specializing in wisdom and how societies change. He studied at the University of Freiburg and University of Michigan receiving his Ph.D. in Social Psychology, and his work uses innovative methods like big data analytics, psychophysiology, and much more.

    In this episode, Igor provides us with insight as to how our brain experiences time dependent on our life length, what is individualism and collectivism and how it might affect our perceptions of aging technologies, and if more age truly correlates with more wisdom.

    March 8, 2022
    Interviews