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Russian Billionaire Dmitry Itskov Plans on Becoming Immortal by 2045

There are a few flaws to Itskov’s idea, but that hasn’t stopped more than 20,000 people from publicly supporting the site, which outlines his plan of using android bodies for immortality. Dubbed the 2045 Initiative, Itskov is selling his idea as the "next step" in human evolution, or what he calls "neohumanity." Full story

How Humans Will Respond to Immortality: A Chat with John Fischer

I chatted at length with the University of California–Riverside philosophy professor about living forever. As expected, the conversation got pretty meta. Full story

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Venom Superman Responds to YouTube Comments

Last week we premiered a documentary about Steve Ludwin, a nutty guy who injects himself with snake venom as a means to becoming immortal. It was a YouTube hit, and received thousands of comments, such as "This guy is pretty cool" and "You look like you have AIDS. Do you?" Here… Full story

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Venom Superman

For the past 20 years Steve Ludwin has been sticking deadly snake venom in a syringe and mainlining it. He claims that snake juice is the ultimate pick-me-up, making him stronger, faster, and more resilient. And now, it looks like mainstream scientific research might be catching Full story

The Immortality Commune of Gavdos

A gang of Chernobyl survivor scientists escaped to a remote island to resurrect ancient Greek theories and live forever. Full story