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Nov 2022
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Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray ...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil discuss immortality, longevity escape velocity, the singularity, and the future of technology. What will life be like in 10 years? 

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Thanks to our Patrons Johan Svensson, Galen J., Kellen Bolander, Sunshine, and Brian White for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Jon Manning, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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