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Death Defined II

January 11, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

There has been discussion about the definition of death in the news lately. My last blog was about the medical definition of death, but what about the human dimension of […]

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Culture and Society, Death

How Long Should We Live? Part III- Continued

October 30, 2013by lalancaster 2 Comments

I wrote the last two posts about the biological and ecological consequences of living longer, but also of doing away with death altogether. Now we come to something that intrigues […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality

How Long Should We Live- Part II- Just About Right-

October 19, 2013by lalancaster 2 Comments

Last week I explored the life cycle of pacific salmon, which make the ultimate sacrifice for the next generation. After they spawn, they age and die rapidly, leaving the resources […]

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Aging, Biology, Culture and Society

The Immortal In Your Garage Part II

September 1, 2013by lalancaster 1 Comment

Last week I explored immortality when I compared Alaska’s giant mining machines, the dredges, to the human body. Two of Fairbanks’ ten dredges ran 24 hours each day and 254 […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality

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