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Radical Egalitarianism in Defense of Engineered Longevity

reason — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:16:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) Radical egalitarianism is an impossible ideal: that a utopian society could exist in which everyone is equal in some important way - in possessions, ability, or access to resources. Lesser arguments for egalitarianism...(read more)

The Scientific Debate That Will Determine How Long We All Live

reason — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:21:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) Last week, I pointed out an example of researchers who believe engineered longevity must be accomplished by gene engineering and changing the operation of metabolism to slow aging. In that worldview, any significant progress...(read more)

Attitudes of Aging Researchers To Healthy Life Extension

reason — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:57:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) I missed a social interest paper from earlier this year, in which gerontologists were questioned on their views of healthy life extension and longevity science. The abstract is a fair summary of what I've seen of...(read more)

Three Decades From Now

reason — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:21:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) It takes 20 years, give or take, for a new technology to move through multiple cycles of development, commercialization, and competition necessary to evolve from experimental prototype to widespread maturity. A look back...(read more)

Casting An Eye Upon Alcor's Board

reason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:37:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) If you're the type who likes to inspect the mechanisms behind the sausage, you should take a look at an article on Alcor's board over at Depressed Metabolism : In January 2008, Alcor’s self perpetuating...(read more)

The Economics of Signing Up for Cryonics

reason — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:10:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) Via Marginal Revolution : If [cryonics] works, the benefits are high, and the probability of it working is greater than zero. Yet few people sign up for it. I think that we are afraid of looking weird if we sign up for...(read more)

Reporting from Last Month's Idea City Conference

reason — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:01:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) A number of folk from the longevity science and radical life extension advocacy communities were at last month's Idea City conference in Canada. A typically "balanced" but otherwise helpful article from...(read more)

Aging

reason — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:52:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) There's nothing wrong with becoming old, but everything wrong with aging. Old means experienced, invested, wealthier, time-tested and just all-round better for having been around the block. Aging, on the other hand,...(read more)

500 Scientists

reason — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:23:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) The rough estimate of resources required to develop - for mice - the medical capabilities called for by the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) is presently $1 billion over ten years , give or take....(read more)

Next Steps For Longevity Science at the Methuselah Foundation

reason — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:26:00 GMT

( Crossposted from Fight Aging! ) As you might know, Aubrey de Grey's Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) places the known forms of biochemical damage that cause aging into seven categories, each with a recommended path towards...(read more)