Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research?

Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by untog on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:08AM (#11000897)

Agreed. With overpopulation already a problem I'm not sure that living longer is a pressing need for the world. Better to help people make the most of the time they have allotted on this planet.

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Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by mietek on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:19AM (#11000926)

It’s not as bad as you think — “Don’t Panic”: http://www.gapminder.org/videos/dont-panic-the-facts-about-p...

If you can’t spare an hour, please watch Rosling’s TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_...

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Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by Ixio on Saturday January 30, 2016 @06:55AM (#11001547)

Thank you for sharing "Don't Panic", watching that is really an hour well-spent.

Since permanent growth comes from fertility and as "Don't Panic" shows we're getting to a sustainable average of 2 child per woman, augmenting our lifespan will only increase our maximum population, not our population growth.

However I think YC research would be better spent trying to find better ways to fight climate change, world stability and/or lift billions out of poverty. This way if we ever augment lifespans in a significant way it will be available to more people and in a healthier world. Also lifting billions out of great poverty will have the added benefit of allowing more minds to work on issues like increasing life expectancy.

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Re:Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research? by jakeogh on Saturday January 30, 2016 @03:33AM (#11001121)

and https://overpopulationisamyth.com

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