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This is a selection of highlights from episode #202 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:

Venki Ramakrishnan on the cutting edge of anti-ageing science

And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

Highlights:

  • Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)
  • Is death an inevitable consequence of evolution? (00:00:15)
  • How much additional healthspan will the next 20 to 30 years of ageing research buy us? (00:03:10)
  • The social impacts of radical life extension (00:05:46)
  • Could increased longevity increase inequality? (00:10:06)
  • Does injecting an old body with young blood slow ageing? (00:14:23)
  • Freezing cells, organs, and bodies (00:18:35)

Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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