What do you think of de Grey’s analogy of death to a curable disease like malaria?
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/onliiuxo/public_html/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-functions.php on line 1490
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/onliiuxo/public_html/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-functions.php on line 1495
What do you think of de Grey’s analogy of death to a curable disease like malaria?
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/onliiuxo/public_html/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-functions.php on line 1490
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/onliiuxo/public_html/wp-content/themes/betheme/functions/theme-functions.php on line 1495
Can We Defeat Aging?
Aubrey de Grey believes aging and death are solvable problems, and that we can live for centuries, if we approach the aging process as “an engineering problem.” Watch the Aubrey de Grey’s TED Talks presentation and then answer the following questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iYpxRXlboQ&sns=em Assignment: Please answer the following 4 questions:
What do you think of de Grey’s analogy of death to a curable disease like malaria?
Did de Grey’s interview convince you that it is feasible to develop therapies that will allow humans to live for live 1,000 years? Why to why not?
De Grey acknowledges that longer lifespans would lead to overpopulation. What other problems would it create for society?
Would you want to live to be 1,000? Why or why not?
Instructions: Repeat each of the 4 questions with your answers to make sure that you don’t omit any questions. You must be analytical, thorough and thoughtful in your responses to the questions to get full points.
