#250 - Top Genetic Scientists are Engineering IMMORTAL Human DNA | Chip Walter

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Chip Walter is an author, journalist, & National Geographic Explorer. His book Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever explores today’s scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death.

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OUTLINE

00:00- search for immortality

06:59- why human lifespans aren't increasing

18:03- philosophy of immortality

26:40- can the earth support immortal life?

34:00- gene editing technology

38:07- stem cell research

50:26- genome sequencing & forecasting

53:44- AI police robots

57:20- implanting memories into the brain

01:08:17- why haven't humans evolved?

01:17:48- preserving humanity's progress

01:24:33- trans-humanists: cryogenically freezing the brain

01:30:54- the world's 'blue zones' where people live the longest

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