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Aired: Monday, July 12, 2004 8-9PM ET
Ray Kurzweil is a legendary dynamo of human innovation. He's founded nine businesses in everything from speech recognition to artificial intelligence. Now Ray Kurzweil's restless mind is focused on human life.
Immortality is just around the corner, according to Kurzweil. The super-charged convergence of biology, computing, and nanotechnology, he says, is about to radically extend human life. And it may be just a matter of a couple of decades, not centuries, before the human lifespan becomes essentially unlimited-- not 100 but many centuries.
Tune in to hear techologist Ray Kurzweil talk about his how-to-achieve the unlimited human lifespan guide.
| · | Ray Kurzweil, technologist and author of the bestselling book, "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence." He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever." |
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli |
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Science looks to the practical challenges of increasing human lifespans. Literature examines its costs and consequences. Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray stayed young while his painted portrait grew old and ugly. Christopher Marlowe had his Doctor Faustus trade his soul for immortality. Now, acclaimed young novelist Andrew Sean Greer writes the story of Max Tivoli, a man born into an elderly body who gets physically younger as he gets older.
"The Confessions of Max Tivoli" is a sad, enchanting story of the essential solitude of life, regardless of age, experience or vigor. In this radio diary, author Andrew Sean Greer reads from his new book, and explains the inspiration behind his story of inescapable youth.
| · | Andrew Sean Greer, author, "The Confessions of Max Tivoli" |
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Morgan Stanley Settles Discrimination Suit |
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Investment bank Morgan Stanley today settled a landmark sex bias suit for $54 million. The suit, which was set to go to trial today, accused Morgan Stanley of discriminating against women in its institutional equities division by denying them promotions and tolerating male-only outings with clients.
Washington Post staff writer Brooke Masters, who has been covering the story, talks about why Morgan Stanley decided to settle.
| · | Brooke Masters, staff writer, The Washington Post |
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