The Michael Shermer Show

271. Peter Ward — The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever

May 14, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
What's the Definition of Death?
03:28 • 2min
3
The Idea of Continuing to Live
05:52 • 3min
4
Is Nanobots a Nanobot, Is It Impossible to Disprove?
08:49 • 2min
5
What if I Live Another 20 Years?
10:23 • 2min
6
Immortality
12:18 • 2min
7
Is There Golf Courses and Tennis Courts in Heaven?
14:42 • 4min
8
Are You Trying to Live Longer?
18:29 • 2min
9
Do You Know When You're Going to Die?
20:31 • 2min
10
Do You Have a Family History?
22:06 • 2min
11
Is There Any Evidence for Certain Supplements?
24:13 • 2min
12
Do We Have to Die at All?
25:57 • 2min
13
Are You a Great Grandparent?
28:02 • 2min
14
The Death of Alfred Russel Wallace
29:33 • 3min
15
The Seven Stages of Immortality
32:22 • 2min
16
Anti-Aging Research - Is There a Link Between Sanasen Cells and Cancer?
34:48 • 2min
17
The Pursuit of Life Spontaneous
37:05 • 3min
18
Is There a Cure for Cancer?
39:45 • 2min
19
Diet Asimers - Is There a Way to Get Alsimers?
41:24 • 2min
20
The Immortalist Question
43:19 • 4min
21
Would You Want to Live Forever?
46:59 • 2min
22
The Brain Preservation Prize
48:47 • 6min
23
The Singularity Is Going to Solve It All
54:33 • 2min
24
What if I Don't Die?
56:13 • 4min
25
The Physics of Immortality
01:00:01 • 3min
26
Are We Living in Virtual Reality Right Now?
01:03:08 • 3min
27
Ship in a Bottle
01:05:43 • 3min
28
The Psychology of Death and Immortality
01:08:37 • 4min
29
The Most Cruel Aspect of Death
01:12:53 • 4min
30
Is There a System of Reincarnation?
01:16:51 • 2min
31
Is There an After Life in God?
01:18:33 • 2min
32
The Price of Immortality
01:20:44 • 2min
33
Self Experimentation - What's Next?
01:23:13 • 3min