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Larry Nivens Known Universe setting has radical life extension as part of it's worldbuilding. It's interesting to see a world with the ability to extend lifespan is just part of the worlds. As for surviving bodily damage, I'm Hopeful for Cyberbrains/braincases like Ghost in the shell. The full life ...

I've now met more than one person with new migraine with scintilating scotoma (vision loss for periods of time) and fine motor control issues of the left hand. and at least one case of new epilepsy. and there are some parallels between migraine and epilepsy, as well as migraine and heart defects. so...

This doesn't sound very proportionate... The problem is this is just going to create an entire generation of people who want revenge on Israel, keeping the vicious cycle of revenge burning fiercely. on a guess I'd say that was the whole point. Israel was working things out with some of the bigger I...

found somebody who says it better than I ever could.

I think in large part the Doom mentality is a consequence of uncertainty. We got too confident with our belief in there being a menu of options for what life could be for people. The work hard, and get ahead; 2.5 kids and a home. Kids go to college, retire and travel, be taken care of in your old ag...

This is why you shouldn't defrost or mess around with pathogens/organisms from the past as you don't know what you will end up with or may kill off humanity because of it. with viral illness and some bacterial, fungal and other single celled entities, the older it is the less likely it is to be abl...

Very easy answer. I would be a twitch streamer. Since everyone gets paid the same per hour, it must mean that skills, effort, talent and ever other characteristics that differentiate people in the labor market does not matter. In that way, I'm only obligated to stream, therefore turning the camera ...

boy are we getting desperate, lol. im amused but im also concerned with the wave of posts and comments with the quintessential four-letter words of "hope" and "doom" or their synonyms arising up more than usual. so glad to amuse you. the process you're currently experiencing( or...

There is an abundance of Doom in visions of the immediate future. To the degree that so few people see any chance for humanity to survive long enough to emerge into a better future. What some of us might call the great filter is destined to spell our end. It's not hard to find things that support th...

David Mitchel has a bit in an episode of 'would I lie to you', where he says "in order to save the lives of reckless children, warnings are calibrated for their safety. The result of which is the timorous live in a state of perpetual terror." It's a funny bit, but it also reminds me of of ...