Category Archives: Longevity

Quora – Will global warming, automation, wealth inequality, in the future lead to a dystopian Authoritarian populist Eco-fascism/eco-socialism and or even societal collapse or will it all instead lead to a sustainable post-growth, Post -capitalist world?

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Will global warming, automation, wealth inequality, in the future lead to a dystopian Authoritarian populist Eco-fascism/eco-socialism and or even societal collapse or will it all instead lead to a sustainable post-growth, Post -capitalist world? [ 1/8/20 ] In so far … Continue reading →

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Quora – How do we address the problem of hunger and poverty associated with the Covid-19?

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

How do we address the problem of hunger and poverty associated with the Covid-19? [ 30/7/20 ] Only one way that I can see that can work – fundamental reform of the monetary and political systems, and understanding the systemic … Continue reading →

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Will we ever crack the biological code and achieve immortality?

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Will we ever crack the biological code and achieve immortality? [ 20/6/20 ] It seems clear to me that the answer is yes, and it is a very complex suite of issues that need to be mitigated to do so. … Continue reading →

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Sensemaking and survival

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

AMG – Cause of the Month Suggestion [ 8/6/20 ] I’d like to suggest the topic of “sensemaking and survival in times of exponential change”. What are the different classes of mechanisms used by people to make what sense they … Continue reading →

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Longevity

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – Once humans master genetic engineering, could we theoretically find a way to live forever? [ 7/6/20 ] We should be able to find ways to eliminate the risks to life from our own genetics, but that doesn’t do … Continue reading →

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Vaccination – Tom’s facebook page – updated 30Apr2020

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 20/4/20 Tom’s facebook page] Hi Tom, While you raise some legitimate concerns about the economic incentives of companies producing vaccines, the rest of your story missed most of the important bits. Genner invented the idea in 1796 to prevent … Continue reading →

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Quora – According to the theory of evolution, why do we die?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – According to the theory of evolution, why do we die? Your answer is very clear, but why then is the immortal jellyfish immortal? Compared to other jellyfish, what characteristic does it have, from an evolutionary point of view? … Continue reading →

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Comment to Perspectives on the Pandemic | Professor Knut Wittkowski | Episode 2

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Perspectives on the Pandemic | Professor Knut Wittkowski | Episode 2 [ 4/4/20 ] [Note – the video is interesting, the numbers are somewhere near close. In one sense this is a flu like pandemic, and in another sense it … Continue reading →

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Quora – Is the future of artificial intelligence a threat to humanity?

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – Is the future of artificial intelligence a threat to humanity? [ 12/2/20 ] Not really a useful question. The answer is necessarily – of course – many different sorts of threat exist. The far more useful question is, … Continue reading →

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Quora – How come worldwide population control isn’t often discussed?

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – How come worldwide population control isn’t often discussed? [ 1/2/20 ] We obviously mix in very different social contexts. Population limits is a topic I talk about a lot, particularly in the context of indefinite life extension. Any … Continue reading →

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