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Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

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Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil discuss immortality, longevity escape velocity, the singularity, and the future of technology. What will life be like in 10 years? 

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(Originally Aired Tuesday, November 29 2022)


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Comments (4)

Paul Zak

Even if living forever becomes possible I feel that humanity will have the same obstacles of cost and access. I can foresee all sorts of laws and taxes that act as blockers for all but the rich. this would follow the logic of the world we current live in.

Sep 9th
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Tony Alves

This level of delusional techno-optimism should be illegal to broadcast

Jul 30th
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Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ray Kurzweil