New Meetup: The Lazarus Cure
| From: | Jim B |
| Sent on: | Monday, July 5, 2010 10:58 PM |
Announcing a new Meetup for Inquisitive Minds!
What: The Lazarus Cure
When: Friday, July 9, 2010 7:00 PM
Where:
Diesel Cafe
257 Elm St Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
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The Lazarus Cure
Would you choose to live to be 150 years? 250 or 500 years?
Is old age a disease? Soon we may find a cure. What happens to society when some members are immortal and others are not? What if the cure comes with negative consequences? What if it only works on only very young people? What if the treatment cost is so expensive that only the rich can afford it? Will the planet get too crowded if death becomes rare?
In what ways would society change, both for the better and bad, in a world of immortals?
Scientists are making breakthroughs in the area of aging, on both the genetic and cellular levels. Would it be a good thing if we could double the human lifespan? Triple it? What would be the social and economic ramifications? Would you choose to live to be 140 if you could? 240? How long would you want to live?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100701145521.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Learn more here:
http://www.inquisitiveminds.org/calendar/14012193/
What: The Lazarus Cure
When: Friday, July 9, 2010 7:00 PM
Where:
Diesel Cafe
257 Elm St Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
[masked]
The Lazarus Cure
Would you choose to live to be 150 years? 250 or 500 years?
Is old age a disease? Soon we may find a cure. What happens to society when some members are immortal and others are not? What if the cure comes with negative consequences? What if it only works on only very young people? What if the treatment cost is so expensive that only the rich can afford it? Will the planet get too crowded if death becomes rare?
In what ways would society change, both for the better and bad, in a world of immortals?
Scientists are making breakthroughs in the area of aging, on both the genetic and cellular levels. Would it be a good thing if we could double the human lifespan? Triple it? What would be the social and economic ramifications? Would you choose to live to be 140 if you could? 240? How long would you want to live?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100701145521.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Learn more here:
http://www.inquisitiveminds.org/calendar/14012193/
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