Tag Archives: Longevity

Solving problems on Earth

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

In your most honest and unbiased opinion, don’t you think we should focus on the problems here on Earth and build a strong foundation before focusing on Mars? [ 5/June/22 ] Yes, but we need to focus on the Moon … Continue reading →

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Almost immortal

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What being on planet Earth is almost immortal? [ 26/May/22 ] Immortality is not an option, as anything can die. What we have is organisms that do not demonstrate age related loss of function, and that is all unicellular life, … Continue reading →

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Longevity

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Immortality again [ 16/May/22 “What if we became immortal but reproduction stopped since the world would be the same people living together? Also, would tech advance slower since we are all immortal and what would advance?”] Several problems with this … Continue reading →

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Life extension

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

London Futurists Anti-Aging newsletter and discussion [ 8/April/22 ] Great newsletter David. For me, getting a feeling for the classes of issues present when we consider indefinite life extension requires understanding the strategic conditions required for the evolution of complexity. … Continue reading →

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Drawbacks of peace

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What are some counterintuitive drawbacks of peace for human progress? [ 17/March/22 ] I can’t think of any that actually matter. Of course there are thousands of scenarios one can dream up that give some advantage to conflict, but if … Continue reading →

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Comments to a video on longevity

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 4/March/22 Andrés Grases shared a link.In this video Bill Andrews summarizes in 19 minutes his extensive research on telomeres, aging, and his proposal to cure aging.I added subtitles in Spanish and highly recommend it.Bill Andrews deep research to cure … Continue reading →

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How to survive

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

How can the younger generation survive future hardships? [ 10/Feb/22 ] Using the same general principles that have served all prior generations: Build diverse trust networks. Build cooperation within and between those networks, and do what is required to ensure … Continue reading →

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Life extension

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Lifeboat Foundation – Monte Adkins – I say life extension sooner rather than later [ 10/Feb/22 ] Immortality, as in no possibility of death, that is not possible. Indefinite life extension, as in reducing probability of death and increasing capabilities … Continue reading →

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A post on Aging

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 14/January/22 a post on Aging] That is kind of correct. You can’t stop aging as such. What you can do is periodically reset it. That will likely involve some variation on the theme of creating a new set of … Continue reading →

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Indefinite life extension

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Could Silicon Valley’s quest to live forever benefit humanity as a whole? [ 25/November/21 ] Not only is the answer yes, it seems very likely to be essential for our survival as a species. And to be clear, living “forever” … Continue reading →

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