Episode 2: Phony Fountains

Unlocking The Fountain by CBC

Oct 5, 202100:35:19Science & Medicine

Today’s aging science is built on shaky foundations, from Ponce de Leon’s legendary quest for the fountain of youth, to surgeons who transplanted monkey testicles into men. We also look at cryonics and mind-uploading --...

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