Imagine yourself 150 years old, pregnant and still going strong. Is this scenario the stuff of science fiction? Scientists predict that in fifty years time every organ in the body, except the brain, will be replaceable. Even the heart can be renovated. The future won’t just be a healthier short life. The search for eternal life is ...

A group of scientists have dedicated their lives to finding out what the longest lived communities have in common.

In this new three-part series, leading theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku explores the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond. Episode 2, The Biotech Revolution, argues that humankind is at a turning point in history. In this century, we are going to make the historic transition from the 'Age of Discovery' to the ...

Episode 7 - The End of Life: A rather sombre end to the series, as we witness the eventual death from a fatal stomach cancer of the quite remarkable Herbie, and how his wonderful wife Hannelorre deals with it all. We also literally get to see a heart attack, and discover that death is actually a slow winding down effect - even when you stop ...

Episode 6 - As Time Goes By: Did you know that we are the only animals that actually grow old? Whereas most just hang around long enough to reproduce and raise their young, we are indeed all too stubborn for that. Here we get to hang out with a Kansas couple of 45 years, Bud and Viola, find out about hair loss (sorry guys, it's the ...

Michio Kaku explores the concepts of Time. Part 2 examines how humans interact with Time.