Modern Immortals: Leonard “Live-Forever” Jones
We’ve all seen some pretty wacky political candidates, but Leonard “Live-Forever” Jones (1797-no real surprise 1868) might beat them all. He ran for each presidential election from the 1840s until […]
Tag Archives: Immortality
In Memoriam- Sue Ann Bowling-Scientist, Author
Once a discussion with some of my author friends wandered toward immortality. We asked “if we were immortal would we ever become tired of living?” Most said probably, that they’d […]
Modern Immortals: Keanu Reeves
Some people (fans?) assert Keanu Reeves is immortal. They cite that he is fifty but still looks twenty, even though he has never visibly aged or had plastic surgery. Some […]
The Price of Being “Smart”
According to Mensa International, two out of every one hundred people are considered geniuses. So out of every 100,000 people on earth 2,000 are extraordinary. Last week I discussed one of the most commonly cited […]
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 […]
Clone Your Best Friend?
We love our pet’s quirks and habits: Fiesty the cat likes to rest on top of the printer where its warm, but her weak stomach sometimes makes her barf into it. […]
The Secret Life of Trees
On my vacation, I made a point to visit the Sequoias in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove and Sequoia National Park. While taking pictures of the giant General Sherman, or ensconced in […]
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 […]
Theories of Aging- It’s Not a Tumor
What is the difference between a tumor cell and a normal one? Among other things, cancerous tumor cells divide indefinitely without damage to the cell. How does this happen?: A little thing […]
Killing Death- Could Not Be Determined
Now that I’m starting my new series, Theories of Aging, I thought I would end the Killing Death Series. As you can see in the image above, I’ve discussed how, and […]
The Phoenix Series 