StarTalk Radio Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil
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Jul 26, 2024 
Author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil explores immortality, longevity escape velocity, the singularity, and future technology with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics include merging with tech, backing up brains, AI surpassing humans, and perception vs reality in global progress.
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Longevity Escape Velocity
- Ray Kurzweil believes humans will achieve longevity escape velocity.
- This means life expectancy will increase faster than time passes, potentially leading to indefinite lifespans.
Artificial Organs
- Kurzweil predicts organ replacement with reliable artificial versions will become commonplace.
- He uses an artificial pancreas patch as an example of this technology.
Brain-Cloud Interface
- Nanobots will connect our neocortex to the cloud, expanding our brains' capacity.
- This brain-cloud interface will amplify human intelligence, according to Kurzweil.