Talk Out Don't Walk Out March 25, 2008
Berkeley, California
FREE.
TALK OUT DON’T WALK OUT
Controversial comedy on the subject of life-extension and physical immortality.
Followed by open audience discussion.
Hear the particular viewpoints of professional comedian Ira Brightman presented as stand-up comedy on the above topics then have a chance to present your viewpoints (or just listen to those of the other audience members).
Scientific areas to be covered include: extreme life-extension as perhaps inevitable -- and desirable or undesirable, the anti-aging movement, the morality of using embryonic stem cells to save lives, creating new body parts, cryonics, nanotechnology, the latest advances in biotechnology.
Social areas to be covered include: how to ensure third world countries benefit from the biotech revolution, technological vs. natural, why every life-extensionist must be an environmentalist, humanistic evolution as crucial to the success of life-extension.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 6:15-7:30PM
3rd floor meeting room, Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck, Two blocks south of the Berkeley Bart, 510-981-6100
Added by longevity900 on March 21, 2008