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Summary of the 4 levels

Summary of the 4 levels

The positive options fall into four categories. They’re progressively more ambitious and likely to proliferate as science and society…
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
LEVEL 1: JUST SMILE / Latest posts
BREAKING NEWS: World death rate holding steady at 100 percent

BREAKING NEWS: World death rate holding steady at 100 percent

See this 1977 spoof from The Onion …
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Dog daze …

Dog daze …

Smiling, like speaking, is something only humans do. So what’s it good for?
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Real-life “Benjamin Buttons”?

Real-life “Benjamin Buttons”?

In viral posts, many people have claimed to look younger after years of “aging.” See this Buzzfeed article …
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
LEVEL 2: APPLY TODAY'S OPTIONS / Latest posts
The new urgency of eating more of these and …

The new urgency of eating more of these and …

… fewer of these:
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Which costs more? Luxury living on a cruise ship, or assisted living in a senior community?

Which costs more? Luxury living on a cruise ship, or assisted living in a senior community?

Long-term living with a flair! An alternative to traditional assisted living?
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Eat for the brain by eating for the gut? Really?

Eat for the brain by eating for the gut? Really?

When mice were fed a high-fiber diet, a chain reaction beginning in the gut led to lowered inflammation in the brain. Human biology…
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
LEVEL 3: EXPECT BREAKTHROUGHS / Latest posts
Mice rewind the aging clock in new Harvard research. How soon humans?

Mice rewind the aging clock in new Harvard research. How soon humans?

Maybe sooner than you think!
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Coming soon? “Skin-timate” electronics?

Coming soon? “Skin-timate” electronics?

The pros and cons of early adoption
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
Aging will be a treatable disease within 12 to 18 years, according to timeline from Singularity…

Aging will be a treatable disease within 12 to 18 years, according to timeline from Singularity…

(Level 3 of Smile Longer: Expect breakthroughs) First it will happen for the 1%, then for the “rest of us,” the timeline predicts.
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Dick Samson, EraNova Institute Director
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