The US has the world’s largest economy, but for how much longer?
Biotech entrepreneur Greg Stock tells Kurt Andersen he thinks technology may allow humans to break free of their natural life span. “We are like a dying animal,” he says, “we are stuck to our bodies and yet our minds can soar.”
Biotech entrepreneur Greg Stock tells Kurt Andersen he thinks technology may allow humans to break free of their natural life span.
On Monday, there will be seven billion people on the planet. That’s according to the latest estimates by the United Nations Population Fund.
Professor Paul Ehrlich of Stanford has made a career of warning people that the planet is in peril.