#33 - Anders Sandberg on what if we ended ageing, solar flares & the annual risk of nuclear war

<p>Joseph Stalin had a life-extension program dedicated to making himself immortal. What if he had succeeded? </p><p> According to our last guest, Bryan Caplan, there’s an 80% chance that Stalin would still be ruling Russia today. Today’s guest disagrees.</p><p> Like Stalin he has eyes for his own immortality - including an insurance plan that will cover the cost of cryogenically freezing himself after he dies - and thinks the technology to achieve it might be around the corner. </p><p> Fortunately for humanity though, that guest is probably one of the nicest people on the plane...