Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?
Will Jeanne Calment’s record 122 years ever be broken?
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This month's cover edition of National Geographic shows a picture of a baby and the proclamation that this baby will live to 120. I believe they are way off the mark and that any baby being born today (in the developed world at least) has a fighting chance of living forever. I've been meaning to write a blog to crystallize my thoughts on the exponential growth in medical technology and the implications for human health, longevity and society. Heavily influenced by Ray Kurzweil's singularity prediction I see the early signs of embryonic technologies everywhere which combined will dramatically change the lives of everyone one of us.
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Automation improves chances of human survival
Will Jeanne Calment’s record 122 years ever be broken?
Has this century seen extraordinarily long-lived Wimbledon champions, or are winners over 30 years of age the new normal?
Not as long as you might think. For radical life extension we need to reverse ageing.
Absolute numbers look good, but for the size and proximity of the venue, it could have done better