The Advanced Apes | Can Google Defeat Aging? Google is now in the anti-aging business. For most people, nothing seems as inevitable as the aging process. We are born, we grow old, and we die. It’s a fact of existence. But also consider that aging is an evolved process. However, remember that although you probably expect to live into your 70s and 80s, most humans didn’t have this luxury. But overcoming fundamental evolutionary limits to aging requires much more than just vaccines, anti-biotics, and having better access to food.
At the moment we have little information about the specific research direction Calico will take on its quest to defeat aging. In a few days time I will be giving a presentation at the Global Brain Institute in Belgium (I’ve introduced the idea of the Global Brain before). Scientific theories and ideas related to the potential future of genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, the Internet, and nanotechnology are not currently taken seriously by the majority of people. Our culture is changing. SRF Home | SENS Research Foundation. Being Human 2013. The Science & Mystery of Human Experience Being Human 2013: a daylong exploration of human nature in the light of cutting edge science, philosophy, and evolution. At this event we will look at: The Biology and Psychology of Ethical Behavior Is morality culturally determined and relative, an evolved social contract that is absolute, or something else?
Presented by Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D., Susan Fiske, Ph.D., and Josh Greene, Ph.D. Human Emotions In this session we look at emotions as evolved behavioral responses, how well-being can be cultivated, and how our emotions can influence health. Presented by Richie Davidson, Ph.D., Paul Ekman, Ph.D., and Esther Sternberg, M.D. Love and Sex Sexual behavior, romance, and partnerships are among the strongest human social drives. Presented by Helen Fisher, Ph.D., Justin Garcia, Ph.D., and Laurie Santos, Ph.D. The Future of Being Human Presented by David Eagleman, Ph.D., Natasha Vita-More, Ph.D., and Jer Thorp. SRF Home | SENS Research Foundation. Undoing aging: Aubrey de Grey at TEDxDanubia 2013.