They fear death and hate it. The Thought Experiment However, do we really want to not die? Consider the following thought experiment. Suppose that some sorcerer, or a supernatural entity, offered you ...

Philosopher Stephen Cave says that we humans struggle with something he calls “The Mortality Paradox.” We know that death is inevitable, and yet we cannot conceive of not existing. Instead, we make up ...

Do you want to live forever? How about to at least 105? You’ve probably heard of blue zones—amazing places where a disproportionate number of people live into very old age. From Okinawa, Japan, to ...

Does anyone remember the early days of Longevity magazine? Sprinkled on the covers featuring Madonna, Cindy Crawford and Princess Diana were teasers such as “Who’ll Live the Longest” and “Controlling ...