Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan - Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize Conversations

《我们为什么会死》作者:Venki Ramakrishnan - 英国皇家学会特里维迪科学图书奖对话

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2024-10-02

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Why We Die is a book about ageing and death, written by Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan. Venki is on the shortlist for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. In the lead up to the winner’s announcement, New Scientist books editor Alison Flood meets all six of the shortlisted authors. In this conversation, Venki explores humankind’s unique ability to understand and contemplate our own mortality, why some animals live such short lives and others for hundreds of years, if ageing is simply an inevitable and evolutionary practical part of life and whether emerging technologies will make it possible for us to life forever - if that’s really what we want. The winner of the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize will be announced on the 24th October. You can view all of the shortlisted entries here: https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/science-book-prize/  To read about subjects like this and much more, visit https://www.newscientist.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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