Could Silicon Valley Billionaires Cure Aging? With Aleks Krotoski
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Serenti. Humanity has long dreamed about the idea of immortality, and in 2026 many believe that dream could soon become a reality. The world's most powerful technologists and investors are pouring billions into engineering immortality itself. For these modern-day immortalists, aging is no longer an inevitability.
It's a technical glitch that can be hacked, reversed, or eradicated altogether. On today's episode, award-winning broadcaster and academic Alex Kroutowski speaks to host Carl Miller about the moguls, effective altruists, geroscientists and entrepreneurs who are seeking to disrupt death. Let's join our host, Carl Miller, now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared, everyone. I'm Carl Miller,
And our guest today is Alex Krotosky. Dr. Alex Krotowski is an award-winning international broadcaster, author, and academic. She's written loads, she's presented loads. You may have heard her on BBC Radio 4 with The Artificial Human and the Digital Human, and on international television with the BBC World's The Virtual Revolution.
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