Long for This World by Jonathan Weiner
The Strange Science of Immortality
Nature seems to find new problems for us continually. I raise the following question: If we cure the effects of aging, we will basically be prolonging the state of our bodies at one point in our life cycle. Wouldn’t that clearly open a huge niche for bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are currently held [...]
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Jenn Northington of breathe books in Baltimore considers the potential for extraordinarily long life spans in light of a loved one’s recent health scare.
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A lot of my paintings these days are about straddling the line between this reality and the spirit world, if you could call it a line.
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Would people choose to die more? And would that be acceptable? Would they find lack of change increasingly oppressive? Would they take greater risks?
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Who’s to say that advances in gerontology would inspire people to take better care of themselves, and thus reach a more enjoyable old age?
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I have already set my goal for my lifespan. It is currently at 125 years, and may go higher given future developments in health care, neuroscience, and spinal cord repair research, among other items. I intend to be the world’s oldest living person when I die, and I hope that will be more than 72 years from now.
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Author Jonathan Weiner introduces Long for This World.
