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November 3, 1998: Anti-Aging & How To Beat The Clock - Richard C. Hoagland & Dr. Ronald Klatz
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Art Bell speaks with Dr. Ronald Klatz, president of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, about breakthroughs that could dramatically extend the human lifespan. Dr. Klatz explains how hormone replacement therapy, antioxidant supplementation, and early genetic testing are already enabling physicians to reverse biological age by ten to twenty years in their patients. He predicts that 50 percent of baby boomers alive today will reach their 100th birthday in excellent health.
The conversation moves into more speculative territory as Dr. Klatz describes British Telecom's Soul Catcher 2025 project, an implantable chip designed to record a lifetime of sensory experience behind the eye. He and Art explore the philosophical implications of downloading consciousness into a computerized duplicate, debating whether an immortal soul would transfer with it or remain tied to the physical body. Dr. Klatz also addresses the ethical concerns surrounding human cloning and computerized implants.
In the first hour, Richard C. Hoagland provides an update on the EQ Pegasi signal story, reporting that the planned London press conference is confirmed for November 4th and that a retired NASA heavyweight has analyzed the signal data and considers it definitively artificial. Art continues to press for independent amateur confirmation of the signal as the story intensifies ahead of the scheduled announcement.
The conversation moves into more speculative territory as Dr. Klatz describes British Telecom's Soul Catcher 2025 project, an implantable chip designed to record a lifetime of sensory experience behind the eye. He and Art explore the philosophical implications of downloading consciousness into a computerized duplicate, debating whether an immortal soul would transfer with it or remain tied to the physical body. Dr. Klatz also addresses the ethical concerns surrounding human cloning and computerized implants.
In the first hour, Richard C. Hoagland provides an update on the EQ Pegasi signal story, reporting that the planned London press conference is confirmed for November 4th and that a retired NASA heavyweight has analyzed the signal data and considers it definitively artificial. Art continues to press for independent amateur confirmation of the signal as the story intensifies ahead of the scheduled announcement.