THE VIDEO SHELF · ending aging
Don't Be the Last Person to Die
CGP Grey argues that aging and death are a problem worth defeating, using a short animated essay. It is part of a pair with a follow-up from Kurzgesagt.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN longevity fans point to it as a concise, fun statement of the case for fighting aging, and some say it changed their minds.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CGP Grey
- Topic
- ending aging
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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CGP gray's videos on YouTube are maybe the most concise and fun to watch materials I've seen on the subject. [VIDEO] [LINK] And you'll be surprised how many people _are_ indeed thinking about all of the outcomes. Have in mind though that as with any …
seer on Hacker News · 2020-01
In Scientists identify pathways that extend nematode worm lifespan fivefoldMy opinion on the topic changed significantly after watching these great videos: - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? - Kurzgesagt - [LINK] - How to Cure Aging – Kurzgesagt - [LINK] - Why Die? - CGP Grey - [VIDEO]
wilg on Hacker News · 2023-01
In $6.96B was raised by private longevity companies in 2022> It tries to address something that was always considered a hard limit and the perfectly natural thing Death being "perfectly natural" is not a good argument, having slaves, eating people, not allowing women to vote, all have been considered perfectly natural at various points …
chr1 on Hacker News · 2018-09
In Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood into an Elixir of Youth
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