Immortality and the Moon Rabbit
What do you see in the patterns in the moons surface? I was always guided to see a human face on the moon, and I was surprised to find out […]
Author Archives: lalancaster
Longevity Is No Accident
What if sudden accidents were the only causes of death? What if there was no more starvation, heart disease or old age? How long would we live? One simulation at […]
Cherry Blossom Time
I always knew cherry blossoms were important in Japanese culture, but I didn’t understand deeply until I went there. I arrived in Japan April 2nd this year. On my first […]
The End of Driver’s Ed?
On the last day of my vacation last month, I was standing on a crowded subway train in Tokyo. I realized I might be one of the few people on […]
How Old Is Too Old to Rejuvenate?
What if someone discovered a cure for aging, but it could only be administered to those younger than 30? It would split my family in half. What would it be […]
New Brain Cells
As humans live longer, what will happen to our memories? Provided our brains stay functional, will the “memory card” be filled? Will old memories have to be “overwritten”? As a […]
February Science Answer
How many people have had their genes sequenced since the Human Genome Project was complete? 5 years ago- a very small number of human genomes had been sequenced Two […]
