This fascinating discussion explores the quest to defy death, featuring a daring rock climber's wild family adventures that blend thrills with nature. It examines the possibility of extending human life to 150 or 200 years through groundbreaking scientific research and the ethical implications that arise. Insights into the luxury life extension market reveal disparities in access and motivations, while the balance of risk in adventurous lifestyles prompts questions about what living forever truly means.
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Altos Labs
Altos Labs, funded by Jeff Bezos, aims to tackle aging as a technological problem.
This approach intensifies research on hacking the aging process.
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Yamanaka's Discovery
Shinya Yamanaka discovered how to reset adult cells to an embryonic state.
This breakthrough could potentially reverse aging, but also carries risks.
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Reprogramming Challenges
Applying cellular reprogramming to the entire body can cause cancerous tumors.
Research focuses on de-aging cells without triggering cancer.
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FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our weekend journalism into audio form, with everything from culture and food and the arts, to nuanced questions and big ideas. In this episode, we ask the question: what does it mean to defy death? Rock climber Leo Houlding tells us about his terrifying family holidays, scaling vertical cliff-faces with his two young kids. We also explore radical life extension with science writer Anjana Ahuja. How close are we scientifically to extending the human lifespan to 150 or 200? What are the implications when we get there? And do we really want to live forever? PLUS: inside the luxury life extension market, with How to Spend it writer Tiffanie Darke.
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