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Doomsday clock - 100 ticks away from midnight

Guardian - 23-Jan-2020

Too close to our own end and still we are not doing enough to prevent it

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Manmade glacier stores water to be used during low rainfall

New Scientist - 22-Jan-2020

Melting of natural glaciers has become erratic due to climate change

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Computers and robots could automate 1.5 million jobs

BBC - 25-Mar-2019

Percentage of workers in primary industry massively reduced in last century - not necessarily a bad thing

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Billionaires accumulating more wealth and youthfulness

Telegraph - 07-Mar-2019

Automation and longevity therapies may amplify social disparities

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What if the rich lived forever?

Korea Times - 19-Aug-2018

New research may promote social inequality by allowing the rich live forever

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How the rich plan to survive the apocalypse

Guardian - 24-Jul-2018

Hoarding, and different forms of forced labor are among the future plans of the most powerful

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US birth rates drop to lowest since 1987

BBC - 17-May-2018

Low birth rates are common in developed countries but it’ll lead to fewer young people in the workforce

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Doomsday Clock moved to just 2 mins to 'apocalypse'

BBC - 25-Jan-2018

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Why a drug for aging would challenge Washington

Politico - 13-Dec-2017

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World's first floating city to be built by 2020

Independent - 14-Nov-2017

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Why Eradicating Age-related Diseases is Unlikely to Create Immortal Dictators

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 02-Nov-2017

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UK population to pass 70m in 2029

BBC - 26-Oct-2017

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Societal Benefits of Rejuvenation Biotechnology

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 24-Oct-2017

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Should We Die?

The Atlantic - 18-Feb-2017

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Cheating death

The Economist - 13-Aug-2016

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Impacts of Indefinite Life Extension FAQ

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 11-May-2016

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If death becomes optional, will only the rich get to live forever?

Fusion - 03-Mar-2016

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Japan population shrinks by one million

BBC - 26-Feb-2016

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Transcending Overpopulation With a Bionic Future

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 18-Feb-2016

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Lifespans Are Long Enough? Most disagree

Intelligence Squared U.S - 03-Feb-2016

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Global Risks 2015 Interconnections Map

World Economic Forum - 07-Jul-2015

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Will radical life extension be the abortion politics of 2050?

The Week - 01-Jun-2015

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Foreign Office study predicts society will collapse by 2040

Independent - 22-May-2015

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Staying alive: who pays for long life expectancy?

Public Finance - 20-May-2015

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James Abbott Green candidate

Braintree and Witham Times - 20-Apr-2015

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Citizen wage and why under 35s don’t need pensions

Ian Pearson of Futurizon - 11-Nov-2014

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Living longer: what would you do with extra time?

University of Queensland - 30-Nov-2009

A UQ study explores public views on the personal and societal impact of life extension

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