
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Two certainties are death and taxes; a third is that people will work hard to avoid them both. But why is it so difficult to extend our lifespan? We know how to do it in worms and mice; why is it tricky in humans? Why do so few companies study longevity? What does the near future hold? What would it be like if everyone lived a much longer life? Join Eagleman this week with longevity expert Martin Borch Jensen to discuss the hopes and challenges of longevity science.
4.7
541541 ratings
Two certainties are death and taxes; a third is that people will work hard to avoid them both. But why is it so difficult to extend our lifespan? We know how to do it in worms and mice; why is it tricky in humans? Why do so few companies study longevity? What does the near future hold? What would it be like if everyone lived a much longer life? Join Eagleman this week with longevity expert Martin Borch Jensen to discuss the hopes and challenges of longevity science.
6,133 Listeners
43,969 Listeners
1,642 Listeners
77,846 Listeners
5,652 Listeners
32,291 Listeners
1,714 Listeners
26,469 Listeners
43,483 Listeners
12,103 Listeners
4,637 Listeners
250 Listeners
4,144 Listeners
2,307 Listeners
11 Listeners
9 Listeners
348 Listeners
63 Listeners
243 Listeners
141 Listeners
2,134 Listeners
234 Listeners
1,550 Listeners
838 Listeners
2,215 Listeners
63 Listeners
271 Listeners
502 Listeners
157 Listeners
970 Listeners
16 Listeners
194 Listeners
29 Listeners
215 Listeners
56 Listeners