Suicide Club by Rachel Heng - Book Review
In the book, the vision of biological immortality has become reality, but has not yet fully arrived
Ethics
What are the consequences of radical life extension?
Should we attempt to live forever?
More questions than answers - but more information coming soon.
Resources
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Annual conference by the International Longevity Centre
Event about prevention in an ageing organized by International Longevity Centre UK
CULS Webinar: Andrew J. Scott
17-Mar-2022Online webinar by Cambridge University Longevity Society with Andrew J Scott, Professor of Economics at LSE and author of "The 100 Year Life"
A4LI Virtual Policy Discussion
24-Feb-2022Online event by The Alliance for Longevity Initiatives hosting political insiders advancing policy to support longevity
Longevity Week 2022
14-Nov-2022 to 18-Nov-2022Organised by the Longevity Forum - more details coming
The future of thinking about death
26-Feb-2022Philosopher Ingemar Patrick Linden talks about his new book, The Case Against Death, at this London Futurists online event (FREE)
Karen Hooper, Martin Carkett, and Jess Northend speaking about longer healthspans on London Futurists online event (FREE)
How should people interested in the future help society prepare for that sea-change transition in attitude?
Ethics Blog Posts
04-Jan-2019
19-Apr-2018
Inequality and Threat
A look at the risk of inequality between rich and poor being polarised to extreme
17-Nov-2016
They don’t want you to hear about the end of ageing
Many advertisers refused to take my money to promote the Live Forever Manual - raising awareness is an uphill battle!
09-Feb-2016
New UK Alcohol Guidelines - Are you feeling lucky?
Just the one won't kill me... well, it might, as there is no safe level for drinking alcohol
07-May-2015
Air pollution - a significant killer
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and other air pollution can knock 12 years off your life
Recent News
Poor women in England are dying younger, reveals a life expectancy report
The Guardian - 17-Apr-2022
Female life expectancy in poorest areas was 7.7 years lower than richest areas of England
Read more...99% of people in the world are breathing polluted air
Independent - 04-Apr-2022
WHO calls for the immediate transition from fossil fuel use to clean energy
Read more...UK ranks second for lung disease deaths in Western Europe, with more negative impact on poor people
BBC - 28-Feb-2022
UK charity seeks funding opportunities for better treatment and research
Read more...China's population may have peaked last year as birthrate falls
The Guardian - 17-Jan-2022
Government policies have not reversed long-term decline in population growth
Read more...New Zealand plans to ban cigarettes and become smoke-free by 2025
BBC - 09-Dec-2021
Reducing nicotine addiction in youth by restricting access to tobacco products
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