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Jan 2024
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Stephen Cave: Should we want to live for...

Bbc World Service
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Stephen Sackur speaks to philosopher Stephen Cave, director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity. He is at the centre of a growing debate about the merits of extending human longevity. Is it wise to seek to live forever?

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