In this episode, Megan and Frank tackle the growing trend of "hacking" one's biology to increase longevity and possibly attain immortality.  Are biohackers right to fear death, though? Would immortality be desirable? And is the human condition worth preserving? Thinkers discussed include: Epicurus, Bernard Williams, Schopenhauer, John Martin Fischer, Martha Nussbaum, and J.R.R. Tolkien. ----------------------- Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: What Is Biohacking And How Does It Work? – Forbes Health [https://www.forbes.com/health/wellness/biohacking/] Challenging Bryan Johnson On His "Never Die" Biohacking Protocol (youtube.com) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqlPU1CKEpI] Letter to Menoeceus by Epicurus (mit.edu) [https://classics.mit.edu/Epicurus/menoec.html] Is Death Bad for You? by Shelley Kagan (chronicle.com) [https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-death-bad-for-you/] Williams on Immortality.pdf (nd.edu) [https://www3.nd.edu/~pweithma/Readings/Williams/Williams%20on%20Immortality.pdf] John Martin Fischer Response to Williams [https://www.andrewmbailey.com/jmf/Immortality.pdf] Gift of Ilúvatar | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom [https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Gift_of_Il%C3%BAvatar] Nussbaum - Mortal immortals [https://philpapers.org/rec/NUSMIL] Schopenhauer - The vanity of existence [https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHTVO-32] Brooke Alan Trisel, Human extinction and the value of our efforts [https://philarchive.org/rec/TRIHEA] Being and Becoming in Modern Physics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-bebecome/] Megan Fritts, Arresting Time's Arrow: Death, Loss, and the Preservation of Real Union [https://philpapers.org/rec/FRIATA-3] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: DEKZTEGOGV2Q0TH7