In the “Moreno+1” podcast, Maxim Leo describes the moral dilemma a society finds itself in when a lifespan of 120, 150 or even more years is the norm.
A realistic scenario: »There are the optimists among scientists who say that it will only take another ten years until we have such a breakthrough.
The pessimists say it will take another 50 years - no one is talking about 200 years.
Hardly anyone doubts that it will be possible to extend people's lives enormously medically," says Leo.
Maxim Leo has written several bestsellers.
He received the European Book Prize in 2011 for his autobiographical work “Hold Your Heart Ready,” and his last book “Frankie,” which he wrote together with Jochen-Martin Gutsch, was on the bestseller lists for weeks.
In his new novel “We Will Be Young,” Leo addresses a question that is one of the oldest in human history: What if we could stay young forever?
The trigger was an article about advances in so-called longevity research.
A field of research into which more and more money has been flowing for some time.
Thanks to new research results, the lifespan of mice can already be extended by around 40 percent.
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