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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2022 · 52 MIN

FBL75: Peter Ward - The Failures and Opportunities of Immortality

from The Singularity Discussion Series · host Singularity University

This week our guest is business and technology reporter, Peter Ward. Earlier this year, Peter released his book The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever, where he investigates the many movements and organizations that are seeking to extend human life, from the Church of Perpetual Life in Florida, to some of the biggest tech giants in Silicon Valley.  In this episode, we explore Peter’s findings, which takes us on a tour from cryonics to mind uploading, from supplements to gene editing, and much more. Along the way, we discuss the details of how one might actually achieve immortality, the details of senescent cells and telomeres, whether it's better to live healthy than to live long, the scams and failures that seem to dominate the space, as well as the efforts that seem most promising. Find Peter's work on PenguinRandomHouse.com or follow him at twitter.com/PeterWardJourno ** Host: Steven Parton - LinkedIn / Twitter Music by: Amine el Filali

This week our guest is business and technology reporter, Peter Ward. Earlier this year, Peter released his book The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever, where he investigates the many movements and organizations that are seeking to extend human life, from the Church of Perpetual Life in Florida, to some of the biggest tech giants in Silicon Valley.  In this episode, we explore Peter’s findings, which takes us on a tour from cryonics to mind uploading, from supplements to gene editing, and much more. Along the way, we discuss the details of how one might actually achieve immortality, the details of senescent cells and telomeres, whether it's better to live healthy than to live long, the scams and failures that seem to dominate the space, as well as the efforts that seem most promising. Find Peter's work on PenguinRandomHouse.com or follow him at twitter.com/PeterWardJourno ** Host: Steven Parton - LinkedIn / Twitter Music by: Amine el Filali

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