Longevity Science Is Going to Develop in Ways That Today We Can't Imagine

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When i first heard of longevity or longevity science, i really was like, what the hell is this? We have so many problems on earth already, why would we go and try to make everyone live forever? But i've come around to that. I'm not necessarily for longevity, but i think you're right, that area of science is going to develop in ways that to day we can't really imagine. And i think it's ging to happen more quickly then we think. You hear different scientists in that space say that there really is like a tipping point. Once you reach that tipping point, people go from living 80 years to something like infinite.

What do airplanes, railroads, and jazz music have in common? They were all innovations that people feared.

In fact, if you look into any key technology shift from the past, you'll find a wealth of fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding it. And while this shouldn't be surprising, we can still learn from the skeptics of the past.

We can learn just how difficult it is to predict what's to come and look toward our future with a humble perspective, an acceptance that we probably will get it wrong again.

In this episode, Calvin and Steph talk through how people viewed inventions seemingly as innocuous as the bicycle or teddy bear, what we can learn from these stories, and how to stay open minded and capitalize on opportunities as technology takes us into the future.