24 July 2015
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Eliezer Yudkowsky (Singularity Institute, Less Wrong) and Aubrey de Grey (Methuselah Foundation)
- The disease that will kill you if nothing else does . 18:16
- Is aging an evolutionary adaptation? . 6:29
- The nasty biological details of growing old . 13:43
- Wouldn’t it be awful if no one ever died? . 7:54
- Why are so few senior citizens excited about cryonics? . 6:16
- Eliezer confesses to being horrified by aging . 4:39
Science Saturday | Dec 13, 2008 | Eliezer Yudkowsky & Aubrey de Grey
MeaningofLife.tv
The dark night of the soul
Psychologist Miguel Farias, author of the new book The Buddha Pill, describes how meditation can go badly awry.
Play this clip on MeaningofLife.tvThe DMZ
Is the Democratic coalition starting to crack up?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis analyze the Black Lives Matter protest at the Netroots Nation conference.
Culturally Determined
Should Go Set a Watchman have been published?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Katy Waldman consider. Plus: Reckoning with Atticus Finch’s racism.
Washington Monthly
Donald Trump is not a joke
Paul Glastris talks to Matt Cooper about Trump’s unusual ideological appeal. Plus: Why the GOP should fear Trump going independent.
The Wright Show
How tough is the new Iranian inspection regime?
Robert Wright and David Frum debate a central plank of the nuclear deal. Plus: Could Obama have gotten a better Iran deal?
MeaningofLife.tv
Synergy between science and religion?
David Sloan Wilson describes how evolutionary theory can inform a “meaning system” that accommodates moral values as well as science. Plus: What’s the use of religion?
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Faith and fairy tales
Judith Shulevitz argues that the Torah is true in the way that fairy tales are true. Plus: “God is in being good.”
Play this clip on MeaningofLife.tvWoodruff & Strauss
What should reporters do when candidates stay mum?
Betsy Woodruff and Daniel Strauss consider candidates like Hillary Clinton who rarely answers press questions. Plus: Self-criticism at Netroots Nation.
The DMZ
Do political spouses matter?
Scott Walker’s wife doesn’t hew to GOP orthodoxy. Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether this should be an issue in the primary. Plus: The politics of the Iran deal.
Worldwise
Pessimism, with a dose of optimism, on South Sudan
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