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Ageless Nation - The Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection (Hardcover)
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Ageless Nation - The Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection (Hardcover)
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In this intriguing volume, futurist and author Michael G. Zey
imagines a time in which technology has stretched human life spans
to four hundred years or more. Genetic engineering, cloning, and
stem-cell technology will eradicate diseases and allow for
nanoscopic repair and maintenance of the body. "Smart drugs" and
caloric restriction programs will largely stop aging and ensure
healthy bodies and sharp minds indefinitely. Grounding his
speculation in contemporary scientific research, Zey's optimistic
vision sees retirement replaced by hiatuses between careers, and
leisure time spent in multi-generational homes. Key players in the
debate include supporters like Cambridge University scientist
Aubrey de Grey, who envisions five-thousand-year life spans, and
the radical futurist author Ray Kurzweil, who foresees the merging
of humans and computers. Organizations such as the Coalition to
Extend Life lobby the government for immortality research funding
and find opposition in the President's Council on Bioethics and
"deep ecologists" advocating zero-population growth. Criticizing
current environmental trends as anti-progress and anti-human, Zey's
own solutions include controversial measures like human control of
weather, colonization of outer space, and genetically modifying
food. He concludes that the eventuality of a modern Fountain of
Youth is closer than we think. Zey's predictions about the future
are thoughtful and fascinating.
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