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why tech billionaires can’t “disruptively” vote their way to digital immortality
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why tech billionaires can’t “disruptively” vote their way to digital immortality

What happens when voters make decisions based on the belief that someday soon, scientists and engineers will turn them into immortal robots or web-enabled software?

why you shouldn’t bet on digital immortality
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why you shouldn’t bet on digital immortality

People are trying to scan their brains into computers neuron by neuron to continue life as machines.

the battle of the ages: biology vs. physics
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the battle of the ages: biology vs. physics

Could the laws of physics step in to prevent attempts at radical life extension?

darpa’s new project tackles immortality
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darpa’s new project tackles immortality

DARPA's new moonshot experiment sounds like a recipe for invincible monsters straight out of a B horror movie.

the three step immortality program
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the three step immortality program

Step one, live for a while. Step two, something. Step three, something else that should do the trick.