Printed in bold, no-nonsense lettering across the cover, a recent issue of National Geographic proclaimed, "This Baby Will Live to Be 120." No question mark. The notion that impending medical discoveries may add years to our lives, with wits and vitality largely intact, is gaining credence and mainstream attention. But if research delivers radical life extension, would humans undergo medical treatments to attain it? In a Pew Research poll, 56% of those surveyed said no. For a culture obsessed wi...
Americans Polled on Radical Life Extension--56% Wouldn't Undergo Treatments to Live Longer
Singularity Hub - 20 Aug 2013 19:24
Printed in bold, no-nonsense lettering across the cover, a recent issue of National Geographic proclaimed, "This Baby Will Live to Be 120." No question mark. The notion that impending medical discoveries may add years to our lives, with wits and vitality largely intact, is gaining credence and mainstream attention. But if research delivers radical life extension, would humans undergo medical treatments to attain it? In a Pew Research poll, 56% of those surveyed said no. For a culture obsessed wi...
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