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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Longevity Policy - Coffee and Chat (London)
29-Jul-2023
Longevity Cafe Meetup to discuss what government policies should be campaigned for
Asking parliament how ageing research advances affect policy
Adrian Cull asks whether the UK parliament has looked into the rapid progress in ageing research and longevity treatments
Checking Out
How would you react if you knew you could die suddenly, and probably would, written by Nick Spalding
Why Political Action Matters for Longevity - Dylan Livingston at Ending Age-Related Diseases 2022
Dylan Livingston of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives explains why political longevity activism needs to exist (YouTube)
Fireside Chat with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on Healthy Longevity
03-May-2023
Inaugural session of Kitalys Institute's Targeting Healthy Longevity 2023 virtual conference, 03-May-23 (FREE)
Longevity Cafe : Ethics of Life Extension - Coffee and Chat
01-Apr-2023
The club's Longevity Cafe Meetup group will be discussing ethics of longevity (FREE)
Healthy Longevity Medicine Society (HLMS)
Medical society with focus on promoting longevity as a specialty area of modern healthcare
Aging in World History
In Aging in World History, author David G. Troyansky presents the first global history of aging
Suicide Club
How does society react when the vision of biological immortality has become reality, but has not yet fully arrived, written by Rachel Heng
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
People will live shorter lives due to the rising cost of living in the UK
The Guardian - 25-Sep-2023
The poorest will face the hardest hit, with deaths rising four times faster
Read more...NHS still reliant on paper records, despite progress towards electronic systems
The BMJ - 13-Sep-2023
75% of trusts still use paper, hindering patient safety and efficiency
Read more...NHS partners with barbershops, clubs and mosques to improve heart health
BBC - 29-Aug-2023
Free blood pressure checks to help people identify and manage blood pressure
Read more...Sleep inequality: study finds people in deprived areas have worse sleep
The Guardian - 07-Aug-2023
Study finds strong link between social deprivation, ethnicity and sleep quality
Read more...Major illnesses will affect over nine million people in England by 2040
BBC - 25-Jul-2023
Large increases in people with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and diabetes
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