Population Bomb-Destructive or Dud
When I created a poll based on my novel to find out what kind of immortal people would choose to be, the poll measured people’s attitudes toward biological immortality. It […]
Category Archives: Culture and Society
How old is old?
Every year more than 600,000 Alaskans apply for a dividend from the Permanent Fund, an investment of oil revenue, made in the name of all residents. Those who wish to […]
Clone Yourself?
Last week I discussed the possibility and ethics of cloning your pet so you could have the “same” animal for your lifetime, what about the ethics of cloning yourself? I’m […]
The Gold-Immortality Link
Alchemy is an early forerunner of chemistry said to have developed within Babylonian Culture. It was such an attractive discipline, it passed through Egypt, the Islamic world and China before […]
The Inflammation Age
The New York Times recently reported that over 75% of Americans have some form of gum disease. I’m one of those Americans. Even though I have my teeth cleaned by […]
Killing Death- Homicide
A recent homicide shook Alaskans and the rest of the country. On May first, two state troopers, dispatched from Fairbanks, were shot and killed in the tiny village of Tanana. […]
Poll Results- Who wants to live forever?
The results are in! Last week I asked you and the rest of the internet, “Would YOU like to live forever?” It was a short time frame, but I managed […]
Poll- Do YOU want to live forever?
A few years ago, a Reader’s Digest poll asked people all over the world to answer one simple question: Do YOU want to live forever? As a science fiction author […]
Killing Death- Natural Causes
Earlier in this series I mentioned I work in an Alaskan state government office and I take in copies of Death Certificates. By far, the decedents are over fifty and […]
Killing Death- Suicide
This month, I’m exploring how and if we could end death for good. The image you see is from the Manner of Death box on Alaska’s death certificate. I see […]
The Phoenix Series 