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  • 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.

  • 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.