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Immortality

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Ethics

People Think Morality Is Declining. Surveys Suggest They're Wrong.

Asked about people in general, respondents perceive moral decline. But when asked about specific acts or people in their personal worlds, the data tell a different story.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.3.2023 8:00 AM

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Life expectancy

We Can't Cheat Aging and Death, Claims New Study

We'll see about that, say anti-aging researchers.

Ronald Bailey | 6.17.2021 5:05 PM

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Brain

Will the New '100 Percent Fatal' Mind-Uploading Service Work?

Do you want to be in control group or the experimental group?

Ronald Bailey | 3.16.2018 11:15 AM

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Immortality

Is Immortality Gendered?

Therapies that slow and even reverse aging will be a tremendous boon for both women and men.

Ronald Bailey | 1.26.2018 5:00 PM

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José Luis Cordeiro

How to End Human Stupidity

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2017 12:00 PM

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Longevity

Is the Cure for Aging Just Around the Corner?

Here's hoping that we've not been born one generation too early.

Ronald Bailey | 3.31.2017 1:30 PM

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Immortality

Is the Quest to 'Solve Death' Selfishly Immoral?

Some bioethicists think that 75 years of life is enough for you.

Ronald Bailey | 3.27.2017 4:15 PM

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Life expectancy

U.S. Death Rate Decline Has Slowed

And still the ultimate death rate remains frustratingly stuck at 100 percent.

Ronald Bailey | 10.28.2015 12:06 PM

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Longevity

Bioethicists Object to Rich Tech Folks Seeking Immortality

The ultimate class envy?

Ronald Bailey | 4.6.2015 11:46 AM

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Google

Google Invests in Immortality

Startups searching for it, that is.

Ronald Bailey | 3.10.2015 6:10 PM

Science & Technology

Cyborgian Immortality by 2045

Ronald Bailey | 6.3.2013 12:03 PM

Politics

Do You Really Want to Live Forever?

The new book Immortality warns against the quest for eternal life

Ronald Bailey | 5.29.2012 5:30 PM

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