The Effects of Longer Lifespans

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

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🗓️ 11 April 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In the future, medical science may increase lifespan and longevity to the point of near-immortality, but what would be the effects of such technology on our civilization. Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/DUVfyGEab0M Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: The Fermi Paradox: Drake's Equation Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 285a, April 11, 2021 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Cameron Scott Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
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0:23.1	I often get asked what the technology I most want to see developed in my own lifetime is,
0:28.6	and the answer is always life extension technology.
0:32.1	Live forever or die trying.
0:34.2	That's my motto.
0:42.0	So it's Sci-Fi Sunday here on SFIA, and today we'll be examining a popular trope in
0:47.1	science fiction, folks living a lot longer, and talk about what that will do to a civilization.
0:52.9	Of course, life extension is not a new topic on the show and not one we regard it as science
0:57.1	fiction in and of itself.
0:59.1	It's a technology that isn't on the distant horizon of the far future or even the
1:02.9	near horizon, but one actively making real progress.
1:06.8	We've looked at it before in episodes on Life Extension and the Science of Aging, a collaboration
1:11.1	episode we did with the SENS Institute some years back.
1:14.4	Those episodes discuss the science and technology of how our lifespans might be increased,
1:19.1	whether it is from cybernetics and genetic engineering to tiny robots fixing damage
1:23.3	inside us to outright mind uploading to computers or android bodies.
1:28.4	Today we are more interested in the effects of such technology though, so I thought we
1:32.7	would look at some more common tropes in sci-fi and fantasy that deal with extreme longevity
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