Ray Kurzweil on Radical Life Extension AND Expansion
Ray Kurzweil talks about how advances in technology are leading to radical life extension
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Ray Kurzweil talks about how advances in technology are leading to radical life extension
One of the 6 Steps in the R.E.C.I.P.E. formula I discuss in my Retirement Singularity: End of Retirement FREE Report (coming out very soon) is the idea that we should have money set aside to pay for new medical treatments that are not available in our country and/or covered under medical plans (assuming we have a medical plan!).
One current example of this is stem cell therapy.
How would radical life extension affect the world economy? Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation, Aubrey de Grey, explains how the economic benefits would far outweigh any economic turbulence that might arise in a post-aging world. Will you be able to afford these expenses in your retirement?
Technology is advancing at an increasing rate. One phenomenon that fuels this is the overlapping of technologies. This convergence of technologies will accelerate change and will likely surprise us in its impacts to our daily lives in the years ahead. We live in interesting times!
For most people recently – or about to – retire, one of the keys to a successful retirement plan is to understand the financial implications of radical life extension. … The damage that our faulty biological programming causes is repairable and ultimately fixable!
One of the more fantastic seeming predictions having to do with extreme life extention involves the use of microscopic nanobots swimming around in our bloodstream monitoring our health, clearing debris and toxins and keeping us healthy from the inside out. So far this month, a number of reports show how medical technologies are actually working…
Why would we want to live beyond age 100? What about retirement at age 65? These questions are explored in this post.
Stay curious. Stay informed. Shape your next chapter.