The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (2005)

Animated narration here: https://youtu.be/cZYNADOHhVY

There's a common perception in the academic community that they face heavy resistance from those who think that "death gives life meaning," and that ending aging would harm "human dignity." These feelings may be strong among philosophers and ethicists and the debate may rage in journals, but I don't think there's nearly so much resistance in the general population. The challenge is proving that dramatic longevity extension is really possible. Most of modern medicine is really treatment of symptoms, not…

CGP Grey's video adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYNADOHhVY

There's something interesting about the way we as a species think about death. Say you're working on "immortality" or on "solving aging", and most people outside a small subset of the tech/SV crowd will think you're a megalomaniac or just plain crazy -- death is obviously a fact, and to attempt to overcome it pure hubris. Yet we spend an incredible amount of resources on prolonging life in various ways through lifestyle interventions, treatments, cures -- and handsomely reward and…