Tag Archives: life expectancy

The 10 Most Developed Countries of 2016

A sniper in Dallas, a widespread famine in Venezuela, constant terror-threats in France and a military attempt to take over the control of Turkey: A few events just from this week-that demonstrate how fragile life conditions for many have become. So when the discussion about ‘the best places to live’ comes up, this could change quickly, but one of the …

Read More »

The Case Against Life Extension – Health Care & Pensions – Part IV

The steady increase in life expectancy is now close to, or above 80 years in many developed countries. This is a ‘natural’ consequence of a generally healthier lifestyle on one hand and medical advancements in biotech and genomics on the other. And this is a good thing, no question. But this constantly extended lifespan already puts upward pressure on savings …

Read More »

The Search For Life Extension – Part I

life extension

If you plan to have children in the near future, your newborn girl or boy will see much more of the future you might think, far beyond the year 2100! And your grand-grandchildren will probably enjoy the beauty of our planet at least until the year 2300 and why not forever. Countries like Japan, Switzerland or Spain already have an …

Read More »