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On the utility of game-changing technologies

A friend of mine posted a question to facebook that was roughly “what areas of society would you want people to invest in?” He suggested robots, colonizing Mars and researching anti-aging therapies (like SENS). I said that I agree about robots, but not about Mars. I was asked about my position on curing age-related disease. [...]

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When Capitalism Fails

“We took a wrong turn when doctors stopped being doctors and became businessmen,” This is the best piece of journalism I’ve seen in a while. I suggest that everyone who is slightly interested in health-care read it. It’s eight pages, but well worth it.

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