These days, longevity is the name of the health game: how are you treating your body now so that it can treat you well as you get older? Part of maximizing a long, healthy life—and making sure you can ...
Philosopher Stephen Cave says that we humans struggle with something he calls “The Mortality Paradox.” We know that death is inevitable, and yet we cannot conceive of not existing. Instead, we make up ...
Most people say that they do not want to die, treating death as one of the worst things that can happen to them and to those they love. Most are willing to do almost everything in order to prevent ...
Ninety-year-old University of Washington emeritus physics professor John G. Cramer has volunteered to join a pioneering effort to surpass the 122-year human longevity limit by undergoing ...
They fear death and hate it. The Thought Experiment However, do we really want to not die? Consider the following thought experiment. Suppose that some sorcerer, or a supernatural entity, offered you ...