The vector of life(A Cybernetic view)

Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute

Pathways to Indefinite LifespansCyprus 24 May 2014

Yiannis Laouris

Soon we will live almost for ever

indefinite

Why

Many answers to the “why”

1. Because we (many) want it

2. Because the emerging Global Brain will “expect” its “cells” to live as long as itself

3. Because it will simply happen

How

Many Pathways to Immortality

# 1 Stop the biological clock# 2 Cybernetic (artificial) organs# 3 Regeneration (re-programming)# 4 Stem Cells/Cloning# 5 Manufacturing organs# 6 Transfer the Mind to a Machine# 7 Extending the vector of life

# 1 Stop the biological clock

Many approaches to delay aging

• Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy

• Metabolism

• “Cleaning up”

• Telomerase

• Anti-oxidants

• Resetting circadian rhythms

• Etc.

# 2 Artificial organs(Cyborgs?)

# 3 Regeneration in-out

The study of regeneration is ultimately about how our bodies produce patterns – how our cells know where they are, and how they organize themselves to make organs.

# 4 Stem Cells/Cloning

# 5 Manufacturing organs

# 6 Mind Transfer is Key to Immortality

# 7 Extending the vector life

What is life about??

How do we measure the ‘quantity’ called human life span?

The final frontier

IMMORTALITY

MANY PATHWAYS AVAILABLE

laouris@cnti.org.cy

IMMORTALITY