The next generation doesn't see a good world that we're leaving for them. But they're really not aware of what's happening, he says. They've been deluded by the forces of media and whatever else is not looking at those same graphs because it sells new stories. I think things are getting worse when they're actually getting better.
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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