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Aubrey de Grey - Should we write what we think about how the future could be?

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Channel: Science, Technology & the Future · 2013 · Science & Technology

Humanity+ @San Francisco - http://2012.humanityplus.org
The future and its many narratives, both written and spoken, are is created by people of the present. In many cases, notably the biomedical realm, the intrinsic costs of pioneering technological research mean that the rate of progress is strongly influenced by public enthusiasm for its goals. This creates a dilemma, in that the public are often ambivalent (at best) concerning such goals, even when by any rational standards they should not be. Should those involved in such work therefore understate their goals when writing proposals and addressing a general audience, making them less "scary" and thereby attracting funds to make initial progress? I will discuss various arguments for either answer to this question, with an emphasis on the work of SENS Foundation to postpone the ill-health of old age.

-- SENS http://sens.org

== Writing the Future ==
Of special significance is the theme 'Writing the Future'. The aim is to encourage refined communication about the future in creative ways, and thereby promote serious attention to the opportunities and risks we are facing.

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Aubrey de Grey - Should we write what we think about how the future could be?

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