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Dive deep into the world of science and engineering with engaging discussions and thought provoking debates. The team share insights from careers in science and engineering, combining expert knowledge and scientific thinking with a touch of humour to make even the most complex topics accessible and entertaining for both enthusiasts and casual listeners. Sometimes we’re funny, often we’re opinionated, always we’re entertaining. Support us: https://ko-fi.com/techspeak_podcast X/Twitter: @TechnicallySp11 Instagram: technicallyspeaking.podcast Reddit: techspeak_podcast Email: techspeak.podcast@gmail.com
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Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
If you could take a pill to halt ageing and become immortal, would you? Laura, Jasmin and Ellie take a look at some long-lived species, discuss just some of the science behind ageing and decide, if they could, whether they'd want to stay in their biological bodies forever or upload themselves to live digitally.
Read more about the science stories they discuss:
- Determining how long the Greenland shark lives for
- Jonathan the tortoise
- Ming the clam
- Earth's longest living organism
- Some other long-lived animals and plants
- Benefits of intermittent fasting studied by Cambridge scientists
- Genetics studies based on a tiny worm
- https://dogagingproject.org/
- https://www.quantamagazine.org/cells-across-the-body-talk-to-each-other-about-aging-20240108
- Blue zones
- An anti-ageing pill for dogs
Read some of the books they've read:
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