Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it
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http://www.ted.com Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk ... Read more
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- -: Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the...
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- -: Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and f...
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- -: How Has Increased Life Expectancy Changed Aging?
January 10, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/16/Lillian_Rubin_Truth_About_Aging Author Lilian Rubin discusses changes to our concept of aging brought about by increased life expectancy. ----- Lillian Rubin discusses "60 On Up: The Truth About Aging In America." Best-selling author, sociologist, ...
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- -: Breakthroughs in Genetic Life Extension - David Ewing Duncan
September 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Creative_Disruptions_David_Ewing_Duncan David Ewing Duncan, co-host of NPR's "Biotech Nation," outlines new scientific breakthroughs in aging research. ----- David Ewing Duncan discusses Creative Disruptions as a part of The Ethical Frontiers of Sci...
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- -: "Do You Want to Live to Be 1000?" and Why That's a Stupid Question
October 7, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011 Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey says although he doesn't know whether or not he would want to live to be 1000 (or even 100) years old, he does know that he would like to be able to make the choice when the time comes. "It's ...
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- -: The Myth of the City in Global Slums
November 18, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/Cities_as_Solutions People originally moved to cities "to live longer, to live healthier," explains Carolyn Stephens, professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. But the result, she says, is often a risk trade-off between putting ...
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